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.[2]

Giganteopalpus
Giganteopalpus mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Macroglossini
Genus: Giganteopalpus
Huwe, 1895
Species:
G. mirabilis
Binomial name
Giganteopalpus mirabilis
Synonyms
  • Eurypteryx mirabilis Rothschild, 1895
  • Giganteopalpus capito Huwe, 1895

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.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Giganteopalpus mirabilis Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 4, 2018.