Callambulyx rubricosa
Appearance
Callambulyx rubricosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Callambulyx |
Species: | C. rubricosa
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Binomial name | |
Callambulyx rubricosa | |
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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
[edit]It is known from the Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China, Thailand, Vietnam and Java.[2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
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