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Cypa decolor
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C. decolor
Binomial name
Cypa decolor
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus decolor Walker, 1856
  • Cypa incongruens Butler, 1881
  • Cypa decolor manilae Clark, 1930

Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It occurs from northeastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Papua New Guinea).[2]

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]

The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanopsis species.

Subspecies

  • 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

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-11-01.