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Ramana Athreya @ IISER-Pune
Research : Moths : Sphingidae

Sphingidae of Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India (Species Notes)

Sphingidae : Smerinthinae

Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875

Link to species image gallery

Ambulyx_liturata Ambulyx_liturata
MothSph_Ambulyx_liturata_0_PA020928.jpg http://tpittaway.tripod.com (Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic)

Identification:
Image match in SOTEP. Similar to A. clavata and A. pseudoclavata but has the post-medial spot tornus which is missing in all the images of the other two species. It also lacks the basal spot on costum, and the pinkish hue of pseudoclavata.

Reference:
Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic

Photo Credits:
Eaglenest Biodiversity Project


28 February 2013, Ramana Athreya