Pseudoangonyx

Angonyx excellens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pseudoangonyx
Eitschberger, 2010
Species: P. excellens
Binomial name
Pseudoangonyx excellens
(Rothschild, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra excellens Rothschild, 1911
  • Angonyx excellens
  • Panacra excellens darlingtoni Clark, 1935
  • Agonyx darlingtoni

Pseudoangonyx excellens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Aru, Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland.[2]

Adults have forewings with a bold pattern of pale and dark brown and a curved white stripe. The hindwings are yellow with a dark brown margin.[3]

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Pseudoangonyx/excellens.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ^ "Papua Insects". Papua-insects.nl. http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Angonyx/Angonyx%20excellens.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  3. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2008-05-24. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/excellens.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.