''Ambulyx bima'' is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan, in 1903, and is known from

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

Subspecies

*''Ambulyx bima bima'' (Sumbawa) *''Ambulyx bima schmickae'' Brechlin, 1998 (Flores) *''Ambulyx bima timoriana'' Brechlin, 2009 (Timor)

References

Ambulyx Moths described in 1903 Moths of Indonesia Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Ambulycini-stub