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Euryglottis albostigmata

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Euryglottis albostigmata
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Euryglottis
Species:
E. albostigmata
Binomial name
Euryglottis albostigmata

Euryglottis albostigmata is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.

Distribution

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It is known from Colombia and Peru.[2]

Description

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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

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  • Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata (Colombia)
  • Euryglottis albostigmata basalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.