Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Brahmaeidae Scientific name Brahmaea hearseyi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Brahmaea Rank Species | |
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Similar Brahmaea, Brahmaeidae, Brahmaea europaea, Brahmaea certhia, Brahmaea wallichii | ||
Brahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It is found in N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Western China, Sundaland and the Philippines.
The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, Fraxinus species.
Taxonomy
Brahmaea celebica was formerly treated as a subspecies of Brahmaea hearseyi.
References
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