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    They are all Ambulyx substrigilis., a species widespread in the oriental tropics.
    (See light forms at bottom of webpage.)
    https://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_sub.htm
    They are recognised by dark veins & vriegated shadings.
    The lightly marked forms have often been confused with two other species found in Sundaland .
    They are A. pryeri & clavata.
    They are unlikely to have reach India though anything is possible.

    In specimen 2, 3, & 9 the variegation is slight & the suggestion is often of these two species.
    There are also much errors on the net.


    The middle dark vein which runs to the costa , is slightly curve up & widen a little.

    The other two species differ so.

    A. pryveri. Dark middle vein run straight to costa without widening.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...phingidae).jpg


    In A. clavata: the middle dark vein is joined by an upward slanting dark line whch expand towards costa.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...jpg?1501073880
    http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/408

    Other species of Ambulyx do not have the veins prominently dark.


    Tl Seow: Cheers.
    Last edited by Psyche; 24-May-2021 at 08:50 PM.

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