Eupalamides cyparissias is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widespread in the Amazon basin including Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, the Guianas, Suriname and north to Panama.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Castniidae |
| Genus: | Eupalamides |
| Species: | E. cyparissias
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| Eupalamides cyparissias | |
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The wingspan is 140–180 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Elaeis guineensis, Cocos nucifera, Mauritia carana, Mauritiella peruviana, Astrocaryum murumuru and Astrocaryum javarense and are considered a major pest to economically important palm species. The larvae are 110–130 mm long.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Eupalamides cyparissias cyparissias (Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Panama)
- Eupalamides cyparissias amazonensis (Houlbert, 1917) (Amazonas, Peru)
- Eupalamides cyparissias conspicua (Rothschild, 1919) (Bolivia)
- Eupalamides cyparissias paraensis (Lathy, 1922) (Brazil: Para)
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