Degmaptera olivacea

Degmaptera olivacea
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Degmaptera
Species: D. olivacea
Binomial name
Degmaptera olivacea
Synonyms
  • Cypa olivacea Rothschild, 1894

Degmaptera olivacea is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[2]

It is similar to Smerinthulus diehli, but the hindwings are less pink, the bands on the forewing are yellowish and the apex of the forewing is less strongly produced.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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