Brahmaea hearseyi
| Brahmaea hearseyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brahmaeidae |
| Genus: | Brahmaea |
| Species: | B. hearseyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 | |
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Brahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the Brahmaeidae family. It is found in N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Western China, Sundaland and the Philippines.
The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, Fraxinus species.
Taxonomy
Brahmaea celebica was formerly treated as a subspecies of Brahmaea hearseyi.
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