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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, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, and Japan. The owl moth is nocturnal. [3] The wingspan is about 90–160 millimetres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches). [4]
Their habitat consists of broad leaf woods in mountainous areas at elevations of 200 to 800 metres, in semi-deciduous and undisturbed woodlands. [1] Habitat fragmentation , light pollution, clearing of forest underbrush, and collection of rare species are likely factors affecting B. europaea 's distribution and abundance, and contribute to its ...
Brahmaea is a genus of moths of the family Brahmaeidae. [1] Acanthobrahmaea , Brahmidia , and Brachygnatha are synonyms. [ 2 ] Acanthobrahmaea has sometimes been considered a subgenus, [ 3 ] describing an endemic relict species that only occurs in the vicinity of the Monte Vulture in Italy.
The burrowing owl lives its life the opposite of most owls. Rather than being active at night and living in trees, this bird spends the day awake and makes its home on the ground, Magle said.
Brahmaea certhia, the Sino-Korean owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths. It is found in the Korean Peninsula and China. The wingspan is 100 mm (3.9 in) to 120 mm (4.7 in). The larvae feed on privet, Fraxinus mandshurica and Syringa amurensis.
The wingspan is 80–115 mm. [1] The male is smaller than the female. The wings are wide with a rounded outer edge. The background of the wings is brown to black. The wing pattern is represented by concentric alternating wavy light and dark lines at the root and in the distal half of the wings, as well as a sinuous marginal border.
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Brahmaea tancrei, the Siberian owl moth, is a moth in the family Brahmaeidae. It was described by Jules Léon Austaut in 1896. It is found from Russia (Amur, Siberia and in the Russian Far East [1]) to Korea and China and south to Indonesia. Adults are on wing in April, probably in one generation per year.