Brahmaea wallichii
| Brahmaea wallichii | |
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| insulata subspecies | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brahmaeidae |
| Genus: | Brahmaea |
| Species: | B. wallichii |
| Binomial name | |
| Brahmaea wallichii Gray, 1831[2] | |
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Brahmaea wallichii also know as the Owl Moth, is a moth from the Brahmaeidae family, the Brahmin moths. It is found in the north of India, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan and Japan. The Owl Moth is Nocturnal.
Mounted pair
The wingspan is about 160 mm (6.3 in).
The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior, Ligustrum and Common Lilac. They are able to neutralize plant toxins produced by Ligustrum.[4]
Subspecies
- Brahmaea wallichii wallichii
- Brahmaea wallichii insulata Inoue, 1984 (Taiwan)
- Brahmaea wallichii saifulica de Freina, 1983 (western Himalaya)
Etymology
The species is named after the botanist Nathaniel Wallich.
References
- ↑ Carter, David (2002). Butterflies and Moths (Second ed.). United States: Dorling Kindersley. p. 304. ISBN 0-7894-8983-X.
- ↑ Gray, J.E. (1831): Description of a new species of Bombyx from Nepaul, discovered by Dr. WALLICH. — The Zoological Miscellany (London), 1, 1831: 39. scan
- ↑ Savela, Markku (November 24, 2002). "Brahmaea genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ↑ Kotaro Konno, Sachiko Okada and Chikara Hirayama (2001). "Selective secretion of free glycine, a neutralizer against a plant defense chemical, in the digestive juice of the privet moth larvae". Journal of Insect Physiology 47 (12): 1451–1457. doi:10.1016/S0022-1910(01)00135-4.
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