Degmaptera olivacea
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
D. olivacea
Binomial name
Degmaptera olivacea
Synonyms
  • Cypa olivacea Rothschild, 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.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Public Domain 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.