Rhodambulyx schnitzleri Cadiou, 1990, Lambillionea 90(2): 42. Type locality: Thailand, Chiang Mai, Doi Inthanon, 1800m.
Note. Similar to Rhodambulyx haxairei Melichar, Řezáč & Horecký, 2014 in appearance, but generally paler and less reddish.
Note. The genus was originally established for a single species, Rhodambulyx davidi Mell, 1939, described from Fujian, China, and which has since also been found in Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi, Jiangxi and Guangdong. Subsequently, four more species have been described: Rhodambulyx schnitzleri Cadiou, 1990 from Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai, Thailand (also found in western Yunnan (Chen & Ou, 2008) and northern Laos); Rhodambulyx hainanensis Brechlin, 2001 from the Wuzhi Shan, Hainan (currently endemic to the mountains of Hainan Island); Rhodambulyx haxairei Melichar, Řezáč & Horecký, 2014 from the Ba Na Hills near Da Nang south to Lam Dong, Vietnam; and Rhodambulyx kitchingi Brechlin, 2015 (from the mountains of central Vietnam). In addition, Eitschberger & Nguyen (2017) described Rhodambulyx namvui from the border hills of northern Vietnam, but this was later synonymized with Rhodambulyx kitchingi by Eitschberger (2018) without stating any reasons for so doing (Xu, Melichar, He, Zhang, Zhang, Feng & Hu, 2022).
This species flies at altitude (1500-2100m) during early spring in wet, evergreen, subtropical montane forests.
China: 12.iv (Yunnan).
In southern China and northern Thailand mainly during January and February, but it has also been found in early April.
OVUM: Unknown.
LARVA: Unknown.
PUPA: Unknown.
Larval hostplants. Unknown.
Unknown.
China: Yunnan (Baoshan, Baihualing, 1540m).
So far, only known from western Yunnan, China (from where it was also noted by Chen & Ou (2008)), northern Thailand and northern Laos (Luang Prabang, Phou Khon).
Unknown.
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