Cypa decolor
Cypa decolor | |
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C. d. decolor | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cypa |
Species: | C. decolor |
Binomial name | |
Cypa decolor | |
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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]
- Male dorsal
- Male ventral
- Female dorsal
- Female ventral
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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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