Acosmeryx miskini
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Acosmeryx |
| Species: | A. miskini |
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Acosmeryx miskini is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Richard Paget Murray in 1873.
Distribution
Species is known from New Guinea to north-eastern Australia.
Description
The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults have blotchy brown forewings and rusty-red hindwings, and dark marks each side of the abdomen.[3]
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Female dorsal view -
Female ventral view
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Markku Savela (2008-07-18). "Acosmeryx". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 February 2016). "Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 December 2018.