''Degmaptera'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly 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, but species ar ...
. 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 ...
in 1896.
Species
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Degmaptera cadioui''
Brechlin & Kitching, 2009
*''
Degmaptera mirabilis''
(Rothschild, 1894)
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Degmaptera olivacea''
(Rothschild, 1894)
References
Smerinthini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by George Hampson
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