Callambulyx rubricosa

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Callambulyx rubricosa
Callambulyx rubricosa rubricosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 75 Chang Mai Thailand male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Callambulyx rubricosa rubricosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 75 Chang Mai Thailand male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callambulyx
Species:
C. rubricosa
Binomial name
Callambulyx rubricosa
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx rubricosaWalker, 1856
  • Basiana superbaMoore, 1866
  • Callambulyx rubricosa indochinensisClark, 1936
  • Metagastes rubricosa piepersiSnellen, 1880

Callambulyx rubricosa, the large pink-and-green hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

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Distribution

It is known from the Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China, Thailand, Vietnam and Java. [2]

Description

The wingspan is about 132 mm. It is very similar to Callambulyx amanda , but the hindwing upperside lacks a prominent black marking near the tornus.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Callambulyx rubricosa rubricosa (Walker, 1856) -- Large pink-and-green hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.


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