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Ambulyx dohertyi

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Ambulyx dohertyi
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Distribution

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

Description

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 May 2017). "Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 22 November 2018.