Pachygonidia mielkei
Pachygonidia mielkei is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean-Marie Cadiou in 1997. It is found in Brazil.
| Pachygonidia mielkei | |
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| Female, upperside from Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pachygonidia |
| Species: | P. mielkei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachygonidia mielkei Cadiou, 1997[1] | |
The length of the forewings is 32–35 mm for males and 35–37 mm for females. There is a distinct grey-brown submarginal patch on the forewing upperside and there are two median transverse pinkish-buff bands on the hindwing upperside.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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