''Cypa'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, bu ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1865.
Species
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Cypa bouyeri''
Cadiou 1998
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Cypa claggi''
Clark 1935
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Cypa decolor
''Cypa decolor'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1856.
Distribution
It is found in northeastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southwestern China, T ...
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(Walker 1856)
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Cypa duponti''
Roepke 1941
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Cypa enodis''
Jordan 1931
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Cypa ferruginea''
Walker 1865
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Cypa kitchingi''
Cadiou 1997
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Cypa latericia''
Inoue 1991
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Cypa luzonica''
Brechlin, 2009
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Cypa terranea''
(Butler 1876)
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Cypa uniformis''
Mell 1922
References
Smerinthini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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