Enpinanga vigens
Enpinanga vigens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Enpinanga |
Species: | E. vigens |
Binomial name | |
Enpinanga vigens (Butler, 1879)[1] | |
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Enpinanga vigens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from southern Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines.[2]
Description of adults
Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.
Male
There is a broad, brown, lateral stripe on the upperside of the head and thorax. The forewings have a grey ground colour with greenish scales. The hindwing upperside inner margin is narrow and somewhat lighter than the rest of the wing.
Female
The forewing upperside ground colour is grey-brown, with a dark brown median line. The hindwing upperside is mostly uniform in colour, although the inner margin is paler than the rest of the wing.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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