Enpinanga vigens

Enpinanga vigens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines.[2]

Enpinanga vigens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Enpinanga
Species:
E. vigens
Binomial name
Enpinanga vigens
(Butler, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Angonyx vigens Butler, 1879
  • Enpinanga vigens javanica Roepke, 1941
  • Enpinanga vigens sirani Roesler & Küppers, 1975

Description of adults

Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.

Male

There is a broad, brown, lateral stripe on the upperside of the head and thorax. The forewings have a grey ground colour with greenish scales. The hindwing upperside inner margin is narrow and somewhat lighter than the rest of the wing.

Female

The forewing upperside ground colour is grey-brown, with a dark brown median line. The hindwing upperside is mostly uniform in colour, although the inner margin is paler than the rest of the wing.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Enpinanga vigens (Butler, 1879)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.


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