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Callambulyx poecilus

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Callambulyx poecilus
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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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)