''Ambulyx dohertyi'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae 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, 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. The adult are dimorphic. Males have brown patterned forewings, each with three black spots outlined in white. The hindwings are patterned in yellow and orange. The females have dark purplish brown forewings and darker hindwings, with patterns similar to those of the male. 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 Oceania {{Ambulycini-stub