''Cypoides'' 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 ...
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, ...
. The genus was erected by
Shōnen Matsumura
was a Japanese entomologist.
Born in Akashi, Hyōgo, Dr. Shōnen Matsumura established Japan's first course on entomology at Hokkaido University. The courses were both applied (on insects of importance in forestry and agriculture) and theoreti ...
in 1921.
Species
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Cypoides chinensis
''Cypoides chinensis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Distribution
It is known from southern China and Taiwan, south to mountainous northern Vietnam and north-easte ...
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(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
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Cypoides parachinensis
''Cypoides parachinensis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Ronald Brechlin in 2009. It is known from Myanmar.
References
Smerinthini
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Brechlin, 2009
References
Smerinthini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Shōnen Matsumura
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