Giganteopalpus
| Giganteopalpus | |
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| Giganteopalpus mirabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Macroglossini |
| Genus: | Huwe, 1895 |
| Species: | G. mirabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Giganteopalpus mirabilis (Rothschild, 1895)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
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.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Giganteopalpus.
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ "Giganteopalpus mirabilis Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 4, 2018.