Cypa decolor
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| Cypa decolor | |
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| C. d. decolor | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cypa |
| Species: | C. decolor
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| Cypa decolor | |
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Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is found in northeastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Papua New Guinea).[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]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]
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Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view
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Female, dorsal view
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Female, ventral view
Biology
[edit | edit source]The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanopsis species.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- 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
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