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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Degmaptera |
Species: | D. olivacea
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Binomial name | |
Degmaptera olivacea (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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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.
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Female
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Female underside
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Degmaptera olivacea Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 18, 2018.