Macroglossum moecki

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Macroglossum moecki
Macroglossum moecki (Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Arfak Mts, Duebei vill.) (BC-Mel0999) (T. Melichar) male upperside.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. moecki
Binomial name
Macroglossum moecki
Rütimeyer, 1969[1]

Macroglossum moecki is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The type locality is ambiguous insofar as there are two groups of islands which have been referred to as the Schouten Islands. One group is off the north coast of Papua New Guinea, more or less opposite Wewak, while the second, which includes the islands of Biak, Japen and Numfoor, is in Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya. Although the latter group is not now referred to as the Schouten Islands, it is the likely type locality for this species, given Rütimeyer's reference to off NW New Guinea.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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