Ambulyx dohertyi
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Ambulyx dohertyi is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from the Solomon Islands
, Papua New Guinea
and Queensland
.
It is similar to Ambulyx moorei
and Ambulyx semifervens
but the greenish olive stripe across tegula is sharply defined and broader, continued onto the metanotum as a broad stripe. The adult are dimorphic. Males have brown patterned forewings, each with three black spots outlined in white. The hindwings are patterned in yellow and orange. The females have dark purplish brown forewings and darker hindwings, with patterns similar to those of the male.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
It is similar to Ambulyx moorei
Ambulyx moorei
Ambulyx moorei is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, the Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, the Philippines , Malaysia and Indonesia .The wingspan is 100–110 mm.Larvae have been recorded on Canarium album in...
and Ambulyx semifervens
Ambulyx semifervens
Ambulyx semifervens is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia .It is similar to Ambulyx subocellata and Ambulyx dohertyi, but the wings are broader and the distal margin of the forewing is more convex....
but the greenish olive stripe across tegula is sharply defined and broader, continued onto the metanotum as a broad stripe. The adult are dimorphic. Males have brown patterned forewings, each with three black spots outlined in white. The hindwings are patterned in yellow and orange. The females have dark purplish brown forewings and darker hindwings, with patterns similar to those of the male.
Subspecies
- Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi
- Ambulyx dohertyi novobritannica Brechlin & Kitching, 2010 (Papua New Guinea)
- Ambulyx dohertyi novoirlandensis Brechlin & Kitching, 2010 (Papua New Guinea)
- Ambulyx dohertyi queenslandi Clark, 1928 (Papua New Guinea, Queensland)
- Ambulyx dohertyi salomonis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Solomon Islands)