Ambulyx sericeipennis

Rafi, Muhammad Ather, Sultan, Amir, Kitching, Ian J., Pittaway, Anthony R., Markhasiov, Maxim, Khan, Muhammad Rafique & Naz, Falak, 2014, The Hawkmoth Fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), Zootaxa 3794 (3), pp. 393-418 : 399

A. sericeipennis subsp. sericeipennis Butler, 1875

Plate 1, Fig. 19

Material examined. PAKISTAN, [Islamabad,] Margalla Hills, Pir Sohawa, 33°49’N 73°08’E, 1000m, iv. 1999 ( CRBP); “ Azad Jammu and Kashmir” [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,] Himalaya Mts., Ayubia, 30km N Murree, near Nathia Ghali, 33°49’N 73°08’E, 2600m, iv. 1999 ( CRBP).

Remarks. This is the first record of this species from Pakistan. The nominotypical subspecies occurs from northern Pakistan and northern India eastwards across Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to central and southern China, including Taiwan ( Pittaway & Kitching, 2013).