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Gnathothlibus heliodes

Gnathothlibus heliodes
Gnathothlibus heliodes MHNT CUT 2010 0 64 Gavaina New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Gnathothlibus heliodes dorsal Male MHNT
Gnathothlibus heliodes MHNT CUT 2010 0 64 Gavaina New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Gnathothlibus heliodes ventral Male MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Gnathothlibus
Species: G. heliodes
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus heliodes
(Meyrick, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Deilephila heliodes Meyrick, 1889
  • Theretra alberti Rothschild, 1895

Gnathothlibus heliodes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea and some adjacent islands.

The outer margin of the forewing is straight or very slightly convex. The forewing upperside ground colour is light brown with a straight brown postmedian line, two slightly convex basal lines and two indistinct crenulated antemedian lines.



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