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Brahmaea hearseyi

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Brahmaea hearseyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Brahmaea
Species:
B. hearseyi
Binomial name
Brahmaea hearseyi
White, 1862
Synonyms
  • Brahmophthalma hearseyi
  • Brahmaea whitei Butler, 1866

Brahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It is found in N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Western China, Sundaland and the Philippines.

The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm.

The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, and Fraxinus species.

Taxonomy

Brahmaea celebica was formerly treated as a subspecies of Brahmaea hearseyi.


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