Brahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It is found in N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Western China, Sundaland and the Philippines.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brahmaeidae |
| Genus: | Brahmaea |
| Species: | B. hearseyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 | |
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The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, and Fraxinus species.
Taxonomy
editBrahmaea celebica was formerly treated as a subspecies of Brahmaea hearseyi.
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