Agrius luctifera

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Agrius luctifera
Agrius luctifera, male, upperside. Papua New Guinea, Stephansort.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Agrius
Species:
A. luctifera
Binomial name
Agrius luctifera
(Walker, 1865) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phlegethontius lixiRothschild, 1894
  • Herse luctiferaRothschild, 1915
  • Agrius triangulifera(Holland, 1900)
  • Timoria concolorataKaye, 1919
  • Agrius elegans(Gehlen, 1932)
  • Macrosila luctifera Walker, 1865
  • Protoparce trianguliferaHolland, 1900
  • Protoparce schmeltziiButler, 1882

Agrius luctifera is a moth in the family Sphingidae. It is found in Indonesia and New Guinea. [2]

It is similar to Lintneria maura in that the metanotum has conspicuous yellow tufts but with an additional smaller yellow spot posteriorly on either side of the mesonotum. There is slight sexual dimorphism, mainly in the forewing lines which are less distinct in females than in males. The dorsal black abdominal line is present but not strongly marked and the bases of the abdominal tergites are white laterally. The discal spot is white and conspicuous. The hindwing upperside is entirely shaded blackish-brown with indistinct black bands.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2011-11-01.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "The Hawkmoths (SPHINGIDAE, Sphinginae) of Papua Indonesia by Willem Hogenes". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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