Biology:Cypa decolor

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Short description: Species of moth

Cypa decolor
Cypa decolor decolor (Vietnam, Lam Dong, near Da Lat,) (Cuong Do).jpg
C. d. decolor
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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 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

Wikidata ☰ Q1935209 entry