Dark-based gliding hawkmoth

Appearance

The wingspan is 96–120 mm. It can be distinguished from other "Ambulyx" species by the large black or tawny basal patch of the hindwing upperside. The dorsal line of the abdomen is distinct. The costal sub-basal spot on the forewing upperside is usually absent, but sometimes nearly as large as the one behind the cell.

Naming

*"Ambulyx substrigilis substrigilis", Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines)
⤷ "Ambulyx substrigilis aglaia"

In "The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I", the species is described as follows:

The hind wing crenulate. Pale ochreous or greyish brown to purplish brown in color; an olive-green band between the antennae; lateral olive-green bands on the thorax meeting on metathorax; abdomen with two olive blotches on the fifth segment, and one on the seventh in some specimens; sides of palpi and pectus ferruginous; some specimens with a ferruginous line down the vertex of abdomen. Fore wing with a basal olive speck; a subbasal olive blotch on the costa, and another below the median nervure, the former being obsolete in some of the forms; two irregularly dentate, more or less obsolete antemedial lines, and two similar lunulate postmedial lines; a curved band from apex to outer angle, the inner part of which is light, the outer dark. Hind wing ochreous, mottled with fuscous; an erect medial, and curved more or less lunulate postmedial band; some specimens with the anal half of the margin dark.... Larva pale green with darker granular spots; a white dorso-lateral line; pale yellow oblique streaks on 5th to 10th somites; horn purple with white granular spots.— "The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I"

Distribution

It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Behavior

The larvae have been recorded feeding on "Aglaia littoralis" in India.