Ambulyx dohertyi

Ambulyx dohertyi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894.

Ambulyx dohertyi
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Ambulyx
Species:
A. dohertyi
Binomial name
Ambulyx dohertyi
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx annulifera Swinhoe, 1892
  • Oxyambulyx dohertyi queenslandi Clark, 1928
  • Oxyambulyx dohertyi salomonis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Distribution

It is known from the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.[2]

Description

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.

  • Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view

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)

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 May 2017). "Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 22 November 2018.


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