2012-01-11

Callambulyx poecillus




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)
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.

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

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