Ambulyx dohertyi   
This moth is NOT found on the Dorrigo Plateau.

Distribution:  Cape York, FNQ to Charters Towers (100k SW of Townsville) FNQ.

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Male Ambulyx dohertyi, Whyanbeel, FNQ May 2017
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Male Ambulyx dohertyi, underside, Whyanbeel FNQ May 2017
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The female A. dohertyi is a darker, more purple-brown than the male, Whyanbeel FNQ, 1.6.2019
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Female A. dohertyi underside, Whyanbeel FNQ, 1.6.2019
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Female Ambulyx dohertyi, Whyanbeel, FNQ
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Male Ambulyx dohertyi, Whyanbeel, FNQ.
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Ambulyx dohertyi male, Whyanbeel, FNQ, May 2018
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Whyanbeel FNQ, 1.6.2019
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Male with rainforest backdrop, Whyanbeel FNQ, 2.6.2019
Ambulyx dohertyi   
This moth is NOT found on the Dorrigo Plateau.

Distribution:  Cape York, FNQ to Charters Towers (100k SW of Townsville) FNQ.
 
Moth Sightings:  
  • DORRIGO PLATEAU:  Not applicable
  • ELSEWHERE:  Whyanbeel just north of Mossman FNQ May 2017, 2018, 2019; June 2019

Larva Sightings: 
  • DORRIGO PLATEAU:  Not applicable
  • ELSEWHERE:  None to date

Larval food plants:
  • DORRIGO PLATEAU:  Not applicable
  • ELSEWHERE:  'Unknown'
 
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau:  Not applicable
Breeding season in FNQ - not confirmed but thought to be all year

Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.

Adult Moth:  Size at rest male & female- tip of thorax to tip of forewing 60mm, tip of wing to tip of other wing 80mm
Mature larva:  length - ??mm.     Colour forms unknown this larva has never been found.