''Giganteopalpus'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

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 ...

genus 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 ...

first described by Adolph Huwe in 1895. Its only species, ''Giganteopalpus mirabilis'', described by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

in 1895, is known from

Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of Southeast Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower. It inc ...

. It is very similar to ''

Eurypteryx ''Eurypteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *''Eurypteryx alleni'' Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993 *''Eurypteryx bhaga'' (Frederic Moore, Moore, 1866) *''Eurypteryx dianae'' Brechlin, 2006 *''Eurypteryx falcata'' Gehlen, 1922 ...

'' 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

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species.

References

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