Brahmaea certhia
Brahmaea certhia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brahmaeidae |
Genus: | Brahmaea |
Species: | B. certhia |
Binomial name | |
Brahmaea certhia Fabricius, 1793[1] | |
Brahmaea certhia, the Sino-Korean owl moth, is a moth from the Brahmaeidae family, the Brahmin moths. It is found in the Korean Peninsula, southeast Russia, and China.
The wingspan is 100 mm (3.9 in) to 120 mm (4.7 in).
The larvae feed on privet, Fraxinus mandshurica and Syringa amurensis.
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