Callambulyx rubricosa

Callambulyx rubricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callambulyx
Species: C. rubricosa
Binomial name
Callambulyx rubricosa
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx rubricosa Walker, 1856
  • Basiana superba Moore, 1866
  • Callambulyx rubricosa indochinensis Clark, 1936
  • Metagastes rubricosa piepersi Snellen, 1880

Callambulyx rubricosa is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China, Thailand, Vietnam and Java.[2]

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

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.

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