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Ramana Athreya @ IISER-Pune
Research : Moths : Sphingidae

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

Sphingidae : Smerinthinae

Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885

Link to species image gallery

Ambulyx_ochracea Ambulyx_ochracea
MothSph_Ambulyx_ochracea_0_KH0209.jpg http://tpittaway.tripod.com (Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic)

Identification:
Image match in SOTEP, DMOA and MOT2. No abdominal line, but elongated spot on the 8th tergite. Two large spots in base, one on the costal margin and another, hooked, on the dorsum. Diffuse patch and spot on tornus. Discal bands not prominent.

Reference:
Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic

Photo Credits:
Eaglenest Biodiversity Project


28 February 2013, Ramana Athreya