Giganteopalpus
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''Giganteopalpus'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Adolph Huwe in 1895. Its only species, ''Giganteopalpus mirabilis'', described by Walter Rothschild in 1895, is known from
Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of South-eastern Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower. It ...
. It is very similar to '' Eurypteryx'' species, but differs in the enlarged labial palps, the second segment of which is broader than long, and the costal margin of the hindwing having a prominent antemedian lobe. The larvae possibly feed on Araceae species.


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Macroglossini Monotypic moth genera Moths of Asia {{Macroglossini-stub