Degmaptera mirabilis
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D. mirabilis
Binomial name
Degmaptera mirabilis
Synonyms
  • Cypa mirabilis Rothschild, 1894

Degmaptera mirabilis, the variegated hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Thailand, Anhui in China and Taiwan.[2] The habitat consists of high altitude evergreen oak forests.

The wingspan is 44โ€“82 mm. The hindwing costal edge is excavated resulting in a conspicuous subapical lobe, which projects anteriorly. There is a central row of pale golden dots on the abdomen upperside and a fawn-colored band on the forewing upperside.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Quercus fenestrata in the Khasi Hills in India

References

  1. โ†‘ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. โ†‘ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Smerinthulus mirabilis mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894) -- Variegated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.


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