Degmaptera mirabilis

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Degmaptera mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Degmaptera
Species:
D. mirabilis
Binomial name
Degmaptera mirabilis
Synonyms
  • Cypa mirabilis Rothschild, 1894

Degmaptera mirabilis, the variegated hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. 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 larvae have been recorded feeding on Quercus fenestrata in the Khasi Hills in India

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus mirabilis mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894) -- Variegated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.