Sataspes ribbei

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Sataspes ribbei
Sataspes ribbei, female, upperside. Indonesia, Sulawesi Selatan, Puncak Palopo.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sataspes
Species:
S. ribbei
Binomial name
Sataspes ribbei
Rober, 1885[1]

Sataspes ribbei is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It was discovered in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

There is a transverse yellow band on the abdomen upperside of the males and the posterior sternites of the abdomen underside are primrose-yellow. The thorax upperside of the females has no yellow scaling.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]


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