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PHILIPPINE
LEPIDOPTERA
Brahmaeidae
(Brahmin Moths)
A spectacular family of moths found in the African and Oriental tropics extending north into the warmer Palaearctic. At present only four genera can be recognized: Brahmaea, the major Oriental and Palaearctic genus.
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The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, Fraxinus species.
Wingspan: ranges up to 200 mm
Brahmaea hearseyi ardjoeno
(Brahmaeidae) © Kenan Seth Dacalos * through Benjamin Mabanta Bukidnon, Mindanao
Brahmaea hearseyi ardjoeno
(Brahmaeidae) © Mark Wallbank Banaue, Ifugao 20170416
Brahmaea hearseyi ardjoeno, male
(Brahmaeidae) © Roman Nenashev
Brahmaea hearseyi ardjoeno
(Brahmaeidae) © Jerby Basilio Davao del Sur
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