Cypa ferruginea
| Cypa ferruginea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cypa |
| Species: | C. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypa ferruginea Walker, 1865[1] | |
Cypa ferruginea is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka.
It is similar to Cypa decolor but the distal margin of the forewing is somewhat convex medially. Fore wings are uniform red-brown in color. Hind wings with the cilia white towards anal angle, which is less produced in the female than in the male.[2]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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