Gnathothlibus meeki

Gnathothlibus meeki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Gnathothlibus
Species: G. meeki
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus meeki
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)[1]
Synonyms

Gnathothlibus meeki is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea. It prefers mountainous areas.[2]

It is rather variable in ground colour. There are very dark specimens and the forewing colour can range from brown to olive green.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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