Euryglottis albostigmata

Euryglottis albostigmata
Euryglottis albostigmata Dorsal male
Euryglottis albostigmata ventral male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Euryglottis
Species: E. albostigmata
Binomial name
Euryglottis albostigmata

Euryglottis albostigmata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Colombia and Peru.[2]

Description

It is very different from other species in the Euryglottis genus, particularly in colour as well as the absence of a pale angle-shaped marking in submarginal area on the forewing upperside. The hindwing upperside of the females is more extensively white than in males.

Subspecies

  • Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata (Colombia)
  • Euryglottis albostigmata basalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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