Cypa decolor

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Cypa decolor
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C. d. decolor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cypa
Species:
C. decolor
Binomial name
Cypa decolor
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus decolorWalker, 1856
  • Cypa incongruensButler, 1881
  • Cypa decolor manilaeClark, 1930

Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

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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]

Biology

The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanopsis species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cypa decolor decolor (Walker, 1856) -- Common cypa". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. " Cypa decolor Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.