Sphinx adumbrata
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sphinx adumbrata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mexico.[2]
| Sphinx adumbrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | S. adumbrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphinx adumbrata | |
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The thorax upperside, head upperside and palpi are grey. There is a narrow, black mesial line on the abdomen upperside with five elliptical, pale yellow spots. The abdomen underside is grey with a mesial black line. The forewing upperside is also grey, with a black basal patch on the hind margin and a black line in the discal cell. The hindwing upperside is grey with diffuse, dark, basal mesial and submarginal bands.
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