Angonyx papuana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Angonyx |
| Species: | A. papuana
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| Binomial name | |
| Angonyx papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]
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Angonyx papuana is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea, northern Queensland[2] and the Bismarck Archipelago.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have forewings that are brown with pale tips, each having a pale band across the middle. They have darker brown hind wings.[3]
Subspecies[]
- Angonyx papuana papuana
- Angonyx papuana bismarcki P.B. Clark, 1929 (New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago)
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Papua Insects". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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