Acosmeryx tenggarensis | |
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male, upperside | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Acosmeryx |
Species: | A. tenggarensis |
Binomial name | |
Acosmeryx tenggarensis Brechlin & Kitching, 2007 [1] | |
Acosmeryx tenggarensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Moluccas.
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