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]

Callambulyx poecilus
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Callambulyx
Species:
C. poecilus
Binomial name
Callambulyx poecilus
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx poecilus Rothschild, 1898

The wingspan is about 77 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Callambulyx poecilus (Rothschild, 1898)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2011.