Callambulyx junonia
Encyclopedia
Callambulyx junonia is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Bhutan
, north-eastern India
(Nagaland), southern China
and northern Vietnam
.
The wingspan
is about 104 mm. It can be distinguished from all other Callambulyx
species by the presence of a complete eyespot on 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 Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
, north-eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Nagaland), southern China
China
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and northern Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 104 mm. It can be distinguished from all other Callambulyx
Callambulyx
Callambulyx is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family.-Species:*Callambulyx amanda - Rothschild & Jordan 1903*Callambulyx junonia - *Callambulyx kitchingi - Cadiou 1996*Callambulyx poecilus -...
species by the presence of a complete eyespot on the hindwing upperside.