Degmaptera olivacea
Encyclopedia
Degmaptera olivacea is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Peninsular Malaysia
and Borneo
.
It is similar to Smerinthulus diehli
, but the hindwings are less pink, the bands on the forewing are yellowish and the apex of the forewing is less strongly produced.
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 Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
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....
.
It is similar to Smerinthulus diehli
Smerinthulus diehli
Smerinthulus diehli is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia .It is similar to Degmaptera olivacea but has pinker hindwings and whitish bands and markings on the forewing....
, but the hindwings are less pink, the bands on the forewing are yellowish and the apex of the forewing is less strongly produced.