Gnathothlibus meeki

Gnathothlibus meeki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Gnathothlibus
Species:	G. meeki
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus meeki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
Chromis meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1907

Gnathothlibus meeki is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea. It prefers mountainous areas.^[2]

It is rather variable in ground colour. There are very dark specimens and the forewing colour can range from brown to olive green.

References

1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Gnathothlibus/meeki.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
2. ^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Gnathothlibus/Gnathothlibus%20meeki.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 

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