Giganteopalpus

Giganteopalpus
Giganteopalpus mirabilis
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]
Synonyms
  • Eurypteryx mirabilis Rothschild, 1895
  • Giganteopalpus capito Huwe, 1895

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

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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