Acosmeryx miskini

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Acosmeryx miskini
Acosmeryx miskini MHNT CUT 2010 0 139 Wau New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Acosmeryx miskini MHNT CUT 2010 0 139 Wau New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species:
A. miskini
Binomial name
Acosmeryx miskini
(Murray, 1873) [1]
Synonyms
  • Daphnusa miskiniMurray, 1873

Acosmeryx miskini is a moth of the family Sphingidae. [2] It was described by Richard Paget Murray in 1873.

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Distribution

Species is known from New Guinea to north-eastern Australia.

Description

The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults have blotchy brown forewings and rusty-red hindwings, and dark marks each side of the abdomen. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ↑ Markku Savela (2008-07-18). "Acosmeryx". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  3. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 February 2016). "Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2018.


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