Euryglottis albostigmata

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

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

Distribution

It is known from Colombia and Peru.[2]

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.

Subspecies

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

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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