Gnathothlibus meeki | |
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Gnathothlibus meeki male dorsal MHNT | |
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) |
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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.