Degmaptera mirabilis
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Degmaptera mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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Degmaptera mirabilis is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Thailand, Anhui in China and Taiwan.[2] The habitat consists of high altitude evergreen oak forests.
The wingspan is 44–82 mm. The hindwing costal edge is excavated resulting in a conspicuous subapical lobe, which projects anteriorly. There is a central row of pale golden dots on the abdomen upperside and a fawn-colored band on the forewing upperside.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Quercus fenestrata in the Khasi Hills in India
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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