Callambulyx poecilus

Callambulyx poecilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callambulyx
Species: C. poecilus
Binomial name
Callambulyx poecilus
(Rothschild, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx poecilus Rothschild, 1898

Callambulyx poecilus is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found along the southern slopes of the Himalaya, from northern Pakistan, through Nepal and north-eastern India to southern China (Yunnan and Hainan Island), and south into northern Thailand and Vietnam. It is also known from northern Sumatra.[2]

The wingspan is about 77 mm. The forewing underside is red in the basal half.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.