Agrius (moth)
| Agrius | |
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| Agrius cingulata, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphinginae |
| Tribe: | Acherontiini |
| Genus: | Agrius Hübner, 1819 |
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Agrius is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
These moths are generally grey with pinkish or yellowish suffusions on the hindwings and stripes on the abdomen.
Species
- Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775) (South, Central America)
- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eurasia, Africa, Australia)
- Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984 (Marshall Islands)
- Agrius luctifera (Walker, 1865) (Indonesia)
- Agrius godarti (Macleaey, 1826) (Australia)
- Agrius rothschildi Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
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