Biology:Acosmeryx miskini

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Short description: Species of moth

Acosmeryx miskini
Acosmeryx miskini MHNT CUT 2010 0 139 Wau New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal view
Acosmeryx miskini MHNT CUT 2010 0 139 Wau New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species:
A. miskini
Binomial name
Acosmeryx miskini
(Murray, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Daphnusa miskini Murray, 1873

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2668168 entry