Euryglottis albostigmata
Euryglottis albostigmata is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.
| Euryglottis albostigmata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Euryglottis |
| Species: | E. albostigmata |
| Binomial name | |
| Euryglottis albostigmata Rothschild, 1895[1] | |
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.
Female
Female underside
Subspecies
- Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata (Colombia)
- Euryglottis albostigmata basalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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