Callambulyx rubricosa

Callambulyx rubricosa
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification
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.

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.

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  Female dorsal view
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  Female ventral view

Subspecies

• Callambulyx rubricosa rubricosa (Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China, Thailand and Vietnam)
• Callambulyx rubricosa piepersi(Snellen, 1880) (Laos and Java)

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  Male
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  Male underside
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  Female
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  Female underside

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 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.

External links

• A checklist of hawk moths, Family Sphingidae of Thailand บัญชีรายชื่อผีเสื้อจรวดของประเทศไทย ^{[ usurped ]}