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Cypa decolor

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Cypa decolor

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Cypa

Rank
  
Subspecies

Similar
  
Meganoton nyctiphanes, Callambulyx rubricosa, Marumba dyras, Marumba spectabilis, Angonyx testacea

Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in northeastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Papua New Guinea).

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.

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

    Cypa decolor Wikipedia


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