Brahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It is found in N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Western China, Sundaland and the Philippines.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brahmaeidae |
Genus: | Brahmaea |
Species: | B. hearseyi
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Binomial name | |
Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862
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The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, and Fraxinus species.
Taxonomy
editBrahmaea celebica was formerly treated as a subspecies of Brahmaea hearseyi.
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