Cypa decolor

Cypa decolor
C. d. decolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Cypa
Species: C. decolor
Binomial name
Cypa decolor
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus decolor Walker, 1856
  • Cypa incongruens Butler, 1881
  • Cypa decolor manilae Clark, 1930

Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.


Distribution

It is found in northeastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Papua New Guinea).[2]

Description

The wingspan is 50–82 mm. The males tend to be more variegated than the females. It is similar to Cypa terranea but is greener brown above.[3]

Biology

The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanopsis species.

Subspecies

  • Cypa decolor decolor (north-eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan))
  • Cypa decolor euroa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua New Guinea)

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. ↑ "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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