Ambulyx liturata  Butler, 1875
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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: ​Sphingidae
Subfamily: ​Smerinthinae
​Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Ambulyx
Species: liturata

  • Common names: Violet gliding hawkmoth
  • Distribution: Nepal, Bhutan, northeastern India (Sikkim and Assam), Myanmar/Burma, Thailand, Vietnam to Fujian and Hong Kong, China.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge), Phrae (Punjen)
  • Additional notes: Attracted to Blacklight.
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Image locations
Images of Ambulyx liturata from Thailand.
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Ambulyx liturata (Butler, 1875) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August
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Ambulyx liturata (Butler, 1875) Punjen Phrae June
References: 
​Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic