Biology:Euryglottis albostigmata
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Short description: Species of moth
Euryglottis albostigmata | |
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Male dorsal view | |
Male ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Euryglottis |
Species: | E. albostigmata
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Binomial name | |
Euryglottis albostigmata Rothschild, 1895[1]
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Euryglottis albostigmata is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.
Distribution
It is known from Colombia and Peru.[2]
Description
It is very different from other species in the genus Euryglottis, particularly in colour as well as the absence of a pale angle-shaped marking in submarginal area on the forewing upperside. The hindwing upperside of the females is more extensively white than in males.
Subspecies
- Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata (Colombia)
- Euryglottis albostigmata basalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Euryglottis/albostigmata.html. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012082500/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/ealboalb.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Wikidata ☰ Q2405002 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryglottis albostigmata.
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