Biology:Morwennius

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Short description: Genus of moths

Morwennius
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Morwennius
Cassidy, Allen & Harman, 2002
Species:
M. decoratus
Binomial name
Morwennius decoratus
(Moore, 1872)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Species synonymy

  • Morwennius indochinensis Gehlen, 1933
  • Morwennius strigfenestra Zhu & Wang, 1997

Morwennius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Alan Charles Cassidy, Michael G. Allen and Tony W. Harman in 2002.[3] Its only species, Morwennius decoratus, the ornamented hawkmoth, was described by Frederic Moore in 1872.[4]

Distribution

It is known from Nepal, Sikkim and Assam in north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra in Indonesia

Description

The wingspan is about 72 mm.[5]

References

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