Biology:Acosmeryx miskini
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Acosmeryx |
| Species: | A. miskini
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| Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)[1]
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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]
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108132715/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Acosmeryx/miskini.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Markku Savela (2008-07-18). "Acosmeryx". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/acosmeryx/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (28 February 2016). "Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/miskini.html. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2668168 entry
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