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Brahmaea wallichii

Brahmaea wallichii
Subspecies B. w. insulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Brahmaea
Species:
B. wallichii
Binomial name
Brahmaea wallichii
Gray, 1831[1]
Synonyms
  • Bombyx wallichii Gray, 1831
  • Brahmaea conchifera Butler, 1880[2]
  • Brahmophthalma wallichii

Brahmaea wallichii, also known as the owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths, and one of its largest species. It is found in the north of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, and Japan. The owl moth is nocturnal.[3] The wingspan is about 90–160 millimetres (3+1⁄2–6+1⁄4 inches).[4]

  1. ^ Gray, J.E. (1831): Description of a new species of Bombyx from Nepaul, discovered by Dr. WALLICH. — The Zoological Miscellany (London), 1, 1831: 39. scan
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (November 24, 2002). "Genus Brahmaea". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  3. ^ Carter, David (2002). Butterflies and Moths (Second ed.). United States: Dorling Kindersley. p. 304. ISBN 0-7894-8983-X.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Carter1993 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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