Degmaptera olivacea

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Degmaptera olivacea
Smerinthulus olivacea MHNT CUT 2010 0 244 Malesia male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Smerinthulus olivacea MHNT CUT 2010 0 244 Malesia male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Degmaptera
Species:
D. olivacea
Binomial name
Degmaptera olivacea
(Rothschild, 1894) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cypa olivaceaRothschild, 1894

Degmaptera olivacea is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1894. 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Degmaptera olivacea Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 18, 2018.


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