Eurypteryx molucca
| Eurypteryx molucca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Eurypteryx |
| Species: | E. molucca |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurypteryx molucca Felder, 1874[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eurypteryx molucca is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines (Mindoro), the Moluccas and Papua New Guinea.[2]
It is easily distinguished from all other Eurypteryx species by the conspicuous off-white patch on the forewing upperside near the apex.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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