''Ambulyx dohertyi'' 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 ...

of 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 ...

first described by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

in 1894.

Distribution

It is known from the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

and

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, 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. Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 173 Wau, Papua New Guinea female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal view Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 173 Wau, Papua New Guinea female ventral.jpg, 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

Ambulyx Moths described in 1894 Moths of Asia Moths of Australia Moths of New Guinea Taxa named by Walter Rothschild {{Ambulycini-stub