Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881)

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 177

3. Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881) - Eyed Pink-and- Green Hawkmoth ( Figure 2 : C)

1881. Ambulyx junonia Butler, Illustr. typ. Spec. Lepid. Heterocera Brit. Mus., 5: 9.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 3 (25.1171ºN 94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl ,

13.ix.2019 - 2♂, IJ2320, IJ2668, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 102 mm. forewing length: 49 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020); Sikkim ( Sanyal et al., 2018); Manipur. Elsewhere: Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); China ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Unknown in India.

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 2. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Craspedortha porphyria porphyria (Butler, 1876); B. Marumba irata Joicy and Kaye, 1917; C. Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881); D. Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894; E. Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856); F. Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875; G. A. ochracea Butler, 1885; H. A. sericeipennis sericeipennis Butler, 1875; I. A. maculifera Walker, 1866 (female); J. Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); K. Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1856); L. Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758); M. Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798); N. A. styx styx (Westwood, 1847); O. Daphnis hypothous crameri Eitschberger and Melichar, 2010; P. Eupanacra sinuata (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903); Q. Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895); R. Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild and Jordan, 1903.