Callambulyx rubricosa, the large pink-and-green hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Callambulyx rubricosa
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Callambulyx
Species:	C. rubricosa
Binomial name
Callambulyx rubricosa (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
Ambulyx rubricosa Walker, 1856 Basiana superba Moore, 1866 Callambulyx rubricosa indochinensis Clark, 1936 Metagastes rubricosa piepersi Snellen, 1880

Distribution

It is known from the Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China, Thailand, Vietnam and Java.[2]

Description

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

• 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

External links

• A checklist of hawk moths, Family Sphingidae of Thailand บัญชีรายชื่อผีเสื้อจรวดของประเทศไทย

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