Giganteopalpus

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Giganteopalpus
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Giganteopalpus mirabilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Macroglossini
Genus: Giganteopalpus
Huwe, 1895
Species:
G. mirabilis
Binomial name
Giganteopalpus mirabilis
(Rothschild, 1895) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eurypteryx mirabilisRothschild, 1895
  • Giganteopalpus capitoHuwe, 1895

Giganteopalpus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Adolph Huwe in 1895. Its only species, Giganteopalpus mirabilis, described by Walter Rothschild in 1895, is known from Sundaland. [2]

It is very similar to Eurypteryx species, but differs in the enlarged labial palps, the second segment of which is broader than long, and the costal margin of the hindwing having a prominent antemedian lobe.

The larvae possibly feed on Araceae species.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Giganteopalpus mirabilis Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 4, 2018.