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Callambulyx poecilus Rothschild 1898
As suggested by Dr Ian Kitching.
My 300th spothing for the project noah and 30th moth spotted for the National Moth Week 2012 for the mission "Moths of the world-National Moth Week"
Irungbam, keep us posted on Dr. Ian Kitching and Dr. Ron Breclin's finds about this species! How wonderful to have them looking into your spottings!
Thanks Carol... I love moths.. and moreover where I am staying in this place it is very difficult to find a snake but moths plenty..
Mr J. As per the species suggested by Dr Ian Kitching and Dr Ron Breclin, This species should be kept in Callambulyx sichangensis. A present study is going on by this two researchers in this species. Still working on it. Thanks.
On my wish list. To find a Hawk Moth of any kind and more Sphinx Moths. Of course I love more Silk moths too, but found many fortunately. I know it is snake week, but what a collection you have. Thanks for sharing.
The specific ID is actually not Callambulyx sichangensis, but Callambulyx poecilus.
Notice how in Callambulyx sichangensis, the marking in the middle of the wing continues to the tip of the forewing, in a definitive white line, and yours is simply a straight line. See this link for In Callambulyx sichangensis:
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_sic....
Callambulyx poecilus, on the other hand, has a marking very much similar to that of yours, which does not continue to the tip of the forewing, as you can observe in this link:
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/sphingidae/s...
Here is my reference for my suggestion of Callambulyx poecilus: http://www.lepbarcoding.org/sphingidae/s...
Spotted on Jul 23, 2012
Submitted on Jul 28, 2012
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