Callambulyx amanda
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Callambulyx amanda is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Burma, Thailand
, Malaysia, Sumatra
, Borneo
and the Philippines
.
It is similar to Callambulyx rubricosa
, but can be distinguished by the conspicuous black marking near the tornus of the hindwing upperside.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from Burma, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Malaysia, Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
It is similar to Callambulyx rubricosa
Callambulyx rubricosa
Callambulyx rubricosa is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western China, Thailand, Vietnam and Java.The wingspan is about 132 mm...
, but can be distinguished by the conspicuous black marking near the tornus of the hindwing upperside.