Acosmeryx miskini

Acosmeryx miskini
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Acosmeryx
Species: A. miskini
Binomial name
Acosmeryx miskini
(Murray, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Daphnusa miskini Murray, 1873

Acosmeryx miskini is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Murray in 1873.

Distribution

Species is known from New Guinea to north-eastern Australia.

Description

The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults have blotchy brown forewings and rusty-red hindwings, and dark marks each side of the abdomen.[3]

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. "Acosmeryx". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  3. "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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