Ambulyx clavata Jordan

Oxyambulyx clavata Jordan, 1929, Novit, zool ., 35: 61.

Oxyambulyx clavata Jordan; Diehl, 1980: 17.

Diagnosis

See Ambulyx pryeri Distant.

Geographical range

Sundaland.

Habitat preference

O. clavata* is much rarer than the previous species and more frequently encountered in the lowlands.

Biology

Dupont & Roepke (1941) note the larva to resemble that of A. substrigilis. The Javan host-plant recorded was Lagerstroemia (Lythraceae).