Biology:Synoecha

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Synoecha
Synoecha marmorata, male, upperside. Australia, Queensland, Clermont, Belyando Shire.jpg
Synoecha marmorata
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Synoecha

Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:
S. marmorata
Binomial name
Synoecha marmorata
Synonyms
  • Sphinx marmorata T. P. Lucas, 1891
  • Synoecha marmorata dumigani Clark, 1925

Synoecha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Synoecha marmorata, described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891, is known from the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults have fawn forewings and paler hindwings.

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (23 February 2015). "Synoecha marmorata (T.P. Lucas, 1892)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/marmorata.html. Retrieved 20 December 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1592080 entry