| Ambulyx dohertyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Ambulyx |
| Species: | A. dohertyi |
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| Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | |
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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.
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Female dorsal view
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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
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- 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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