Cypa decolor
Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cypa |
Species: | C. decolor |
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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]
- Male, dorsal view
- Male, ventral view
- Female, dorsal view
- Female, ventral view
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)
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References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cypa decolor decolor (Walker, 1856) -- Common cypa". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. " Cypa decolor Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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