Cypa decolor

Cypa decolor is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Cypa decolor
C. d. decolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Cypa
Species:	C. decolor
Binomial name
Cypa decolor (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
Smerinthus decolor Walker, 1856 Cypa incongruens Butler, 1881 Cypa decolor manilae Clark, 1930

Distribution

It is found in northeastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Papua New Guinea).[2]

Description

The wingspan is 50–82 mm. The males tend to be more variegated than the females. It is similar to Cypa terranea but is greener brown above.[3]

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  Male, dorsal view
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  Male, ventral view
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  Female, dorsal view
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  Female, ventral view

Biology

The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanopsis species.

Subspecies

• Cypa decolor decolor (north-eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan))
• Cypa decolor euroa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua New Guinea)

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cypa decolor decolor (Walker, 1856) -- Common cypa". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. " Cypa decolor Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.