| 词条 | Brahmaea wallichii |
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| image = Brahmaea wallichii insulata (Brahmeid Moth) wb edit.jpg | image_caption = Subspecies B. w. insulata | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Lepidoptera | familia = Brahmaeidae | genus = Brahmaea | species = B. wallichii | binomial = Brahmaea wallichii | binomial_authority = Gray, 1831[1] | synonyms =
}}Brahmaea wallichii, also known as the owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths, and one of its largest species. It is found in the north of India, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, and Japan. The owl moth is nocturnal.[3] The wingspan is about {{convert|90|-|160|mm|in|frac=8|abbr=off}}.[4] AppearanceThe moth has well-developed eye spots on the front wings and a characteristic pattern of black-brown stripes. The light-brown margins of the back wings display small triangular white spots. The robust body is also black and brown, with characteristic orange-brown stripes.[4] EtymologyThe species is named after the botanist Nathaniel Wallich. BehaviorThe larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior, Ligustrum and common lilac. In captivity they also feed on elderberry.[4] They are able to neutralize plant toxins produced by Ligustrum.[4] The moths are active at night; during the daytime, they rest with outspread wings on tree trunks or on the ground. When disturbed, the moth does not fly away, but fiercely shakes.[5] HabitatThe habitat is both tropical and temperate forests.[5] Subspecies
References1. ^Gray, J.E. (1831): Description of a new species of Bombyx from Nepaul, discovered by Dr. WALLICH. — The Zoological Miscellany (London), 1, 1831: 39. [https://books.google.com/books?id=F00xAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39 scan] {{Commons}}{{Wikispecies}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q528841}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/brahmaeidae/brahmaea/index.html |title=Genus Brahmaea |last=Savela |first=Markku |publisher=funet.fi |date=November 24, 2002 |accessdate=2009-03-09}} 3. ^{{cite book |last1=Carter |first1=David |title=Butterflies and Moths |date=2002 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |location=United States |isbn=0-7894-8983-X |pages=304 |edition=Second}} 4. ^{{cite journal |journal=Journal of Insect Physiology |volume=47 |issue=12 |year=2001 |pages=1451–1457 |author=Kotaro Konno |author2=Sachiko Okada |author3=Chikara Hirayama |last-author-amp=yes |title=Selective secretion of free glycine, a neutralizer against a plant defense chemical, in the digestive juice of the privet moth larvae |doi=10.1016/S0022-1910(01)00135-4}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book |last=Carter |first=David J. |title=Vlinders (translated book) |language=nl |trans-title=Butterflies |year=1993 |publisher=Bosch & Keuning |location=Baarn |isbn=90-246-4923-4 |pages=216 |edition=First (translated) }} 8 : Brahmaeidae|Moths described in 1831|Moths of India|Moths of Japan|Moths of China|Moths of Taiwan|Moths of Bhutan|Moths of Myanmar |
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