Brahmaea hearseyi

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.

Brahmaea hearseyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Brahmaea
Species:
B. hearseyi
Binomial name
Brahmaea hearseyi
White, 1862
Synonyms
  • Brahmophthalma hearseyi
  • Brahmaea whitei Butler, 1866

The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm.

The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, and Fraxinus species.

Taxonomy

Brahmaea celebica was formerly treated as a subspecies of Brahmaea hearseyi.

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