Pseudoangonyx

Angonyx excellens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pseudoangonyx
Eitschberger, 2010
Species: P. excellens
Binomial name
Pseudoangonyx excellens
(Rothschild, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra excellens Rothschild, 1911
  • Angonyx excellens
  • Panacra excellens darlingtoni Clark, 1935
  • Agonyx darlingtoni

Pseudoangonyx excellens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Aru, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland.[2]

Adults have forewings with a bold pattern of pale and dark brown and a curved white stripe. The hindwings are yellow with a dark brown margin.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Papua Insects". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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