Ambulyx dohertyi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild 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.
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)
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