Agrius (genus)

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Agrius
Agrius cingulata, adult
Agrius cingulata, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae
Tribe: Acherontiini
Genus: Agrius
Hübner, 1819
Species

See text.

Agrius is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.

These moths are generally grey with pinkish or yellowish suffusions on the hindwings and stripes on the abdomen.

[edit] Species

This list is possibly incomplete.
  • Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eurasia, Africa, Australia)
  • Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775) (South, Central America)
  • Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984 (Marshall Islands)
  • Agrius luctifera (Walker, 1865) (Indonesia)
  • Agrius godarti (Macleaey, 1826) (Australia)
  • Agrius rothschildi Kitching & Cadiou, 2000


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