Giganteopalpus
| Giganteopalpus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Giganteopalpus Huwe, 1895 |
| Species: | G. mirabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Giganteopalpus mirabilis (Rothschild, 1895)[1] | |
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Giganteopalpus is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species Giganteopalpus mirabilis, which is known from Sundaland.[2]
It is very similar to Eurypteryx species, but differs in the enlarged labial palps, the second segment of which is broader than long, and the costal margin of the hindwing having a prominent antemedian lobe.
The larvae possibly feed on Araceae species. They are light green and marked only with a white subdorsal streak over the thoracic segments. The horn is very long, straight, colourless at the base and green with black granules distally.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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