Biology:Callambulyx poecilus

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Short description: Species of moth

Callambulyx poecilus
Callambulyx poecilus poecilus MHNT CUT 2010 0 284 Assam India male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Callambulyx poecilus poecilus MHNT CUT 2010 0 284 Assam India male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Sphingidae. 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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2629445 entry