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Degmaptera olivacea

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Degmaptera olivacea
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Degmaptera
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

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  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.