Ambulyx dohertyi


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

Distribution

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

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.

Subspecies

  • Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi
  • Ambulyx dohertyi novobritannica Brechlin & Kitching, 2010
  • Ambulyx dohertyi novoirlandensis Brechlin & Kitching, 2010
  • Ambulyx dohertyi queenslandi Clark, 1928
  • ''Ambulyx dohertyi salomonis''