Biology:Cypa decolor
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Short description: Species of moth
Cypa decolor | |
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C. d. decolor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cypa |
Species: | C. decolor
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Binomial name | |
Cypa decolor (Walker, 1856)[1]
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Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cypa/decolor.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cypa decolor decolor (Walker, 1856) -- Common cypa". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_dec.htm. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. " Cypa decolor Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/sphingidae/sphingidae_12_1.php. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q1935209 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypa decolor.
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