''Degmaptera'' 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
George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills o ...
in 1896.
Species
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Degmaptera cadioui''
Brechlin & Kitching, 2009
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Degmaptera mirabilis''
(Rothschild, 1894)
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Degmaptera olivacea''
(Rothschild, 1894)
References
Smerinthini
Moth genera
Taxa named by George Hampson
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