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