Ambulyx liturata liturata Butler, 1875

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 178

6. Ambulyx liturata liturata Butler, 1875 - Violet Gliding Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : F; Figure 4 : B)

1875. Ambulyx liturata Butler, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1875: 250.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 3 (25.1171ºN 94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl ,

13.ix.2019 - 1♂, IJ2495, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 120 mm. Forewing length: 56 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013); Assam ( Arandhara et al., 2017); Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim ( Sanyal et al., 2018); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Uttarakhand ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008); West Bengal ( Shah et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Myanmar, Cambodia, China ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020); Hong Kong ( Kendrick and Young, 2014); Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Quercus sp. and Castaniopsis sp. (both in Fagaceae ) in India ( Bell and Scott, 1937).

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 2. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Craspedortha porphyria porphyria (Butler, 1876); B. Marumba irata Joicy and Kaye, 1917; C. Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881); D. Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894; E. Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856); F. Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875; G. A. ochracea Butler, 1885; H. A. sericeipennis sericeipennis Butler, 1875; I. A. maculifera Walker, 1866 (female); J. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); K. Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1856); L. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758); M. Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798); N. A. styx styx (Westwood, 1847); O. Daphnis hypothous crameri Eitschberger and Melichar, 2010; P. Eupanacra sinuata (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); Q. Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895); R. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903.

Figure 4. Male genitalia of adult Sphingidae. A. Craspedortha porphyria porphyria (Butler, 1876): (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Aedaegus. B. Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875: (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus. C. A. ochracea Butler, 1885: (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus. D. A. sericeipennis sericeipennis Butler, 1875: (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus. E. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903): (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Gnathous, (iv) Aedaegus. F. Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895): (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus, (iv) Phallusarmature.