Euryglottis albostigmata
Euryglottis albostigmata | |
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Male dorsal view | |
Male ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Euryglottis |
Species: | E. albostigmata
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Binomial name | |
Euryglottis albostigmata Rothschild, 1895[1]
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Euryglottis albostigmata is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.
Distribution[]
It is known from Colombia and Peru.[2]
Description[]
It is very different from other species in the genus Euryglottis, 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.
Female
Female underside
Subspecies[]
- Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata (Colombia)
- Euryglottis albostigmata basalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Categories:
- Euryglottis
- Moths described in 1895
- Sphinginae stubs