Gnathothlibus meeki

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Gnathothlibus meeki
Gnathothlibus meeki MHNT CUT 2010 0 64 Mt Kaindi New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Gnathothlibus meeki male dorsal MHNT
Gnathothlibus meeki MHNT CUT 2010 0 64 Mt Kaindi New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Gnathothlibus meeki male ventral MHNT
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Gnathothlibus
Species:
G. meeki
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus meeki
Synonyms

Gnathothlibus meeki is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea. It prefers mountainous areas.[2]

It is rather variable in ground colour. There are very dark specimens and the forewing colour can range from brown to olive green.

The species name honours Albert Stewart Meek.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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