Gnathothlibus heliodes

Gnathothlibus heliodes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea and some adjacent islands.[2]

Gnathothlibus heliodes
Gnathothlibus heliodes dorsal Male MHNT
Gnathothlibus heliodes ventral Male MHNT
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Gnathothlibus
Species:
G. heliodes
Binomial name
Gnathothlibus heliodes
(Meyrick, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila heliodes Meyrick, 1889
  • Theretra alberti Rothschild, 1895

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.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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