Callambulyx rubricosa Walker
Ambulyx rubricosa Walker, 1856, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus., 8: 122.
Callambulyx rubricosa Walker; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903: 308.
Callambulyx rubricosa amanda Rothschild & Jordan, 1903: 309.
Diagnosis
The green forewings and pinkish red hindwings of this species render it unmistakable.
It flies with a congener, C. poecilus Rothschild, in Sumatra.
The latter has a paler basal half to the forewing and a paler, more broadly pink hindwing.
Taxonomic Notes
Bornean material is referable to ssp. amanda.
Geographical range
N.E. Himalaya; Sundaland.
Habitat preference
The species is infrequent in lowland forest.