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Gnathothlibus meeki

Gnathothlibus meeki
Gnathothlibus meeki MHNT CUT 2010 0 64 Mt Kaindi New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Gnathothlibus meeki male dorsal MHNT
Gnathothlibus meeki MHNT CUT 2010 0 64 Mt Kaindi New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Gnathothlibus meeki male ventral MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Gnathothlibus
Species: G. meeki
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus meeki
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
Synonyms

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

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

The species name honours Albert Stewart Meek.



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