Cypa uniformis
Encyclopedia
Cypa uniformis is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from China
, north-western India
and Borneo
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from China
China
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, north-western India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
.
Subspecies
- Cypa uniformis uniformis (China)
- Cypa uniformis attenuata Inoue, 1991 (Borneo)
- Cypa uniformis pallens Jordan, 1926 (north-western India)