Giganteopalpus
Giganteopalpus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Adolph Huwe in 1895. Its only species, Giganteopalpus mirabilis, described by Walter Rothschild in 1895, is known from Sundaland.[2]
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| Giganteopalpus mirabilis | |
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| Genus: | Giganteopalpus Huwe, 1895 |
| Species: | G. mirabilis |
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| Giganteopalpus mirabilis (Rothschild, 1895)[1] | |
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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
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- "Giganteopalpus mirabilis Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
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