Degmaptera olivacea

Degmaptera olivacea
Female (left) and male (left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Degmaptera
Species: D. olivacea
Binomial name
Degmaptera olivacea
(Rothschild, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cypa olivacea Rothschild, 1894

Degmaptera olivacea is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[2]

It is similar to Smerinthulus diehli, but the hindwings are less pink, the bands on the forewing are yellowish and the apex of the forewing is less strongly produced.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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