Acosmeryx miskini

Acosmeryx miskini
Acosmeryx miskini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species: A. miskini
Binomial name
Acosmeryx miskini
(Murray, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Daphnusa miskini Murray, 1873

Acosmeryx miskini is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[2] It was described by Murray in 1873, and is known from New Guinea to north-eastern Australia.

The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults have blotchy brown forewings and rusty-red hindwings, and dark marks each side of the abdomen.[3]

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