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Enpinanga vigens

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Enpinanga vigens

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Species

Class
  
Genus
  
Enpinanga

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Butterflies and moths

Enpinanga vigens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines.

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Description of adults

Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.

Male

There is a broad, brown, lateral stripe on the upperside of the head and thorax. The forewings have a grey ground colour with greenish scales. The hindwing upperside inner margin is narrow and somewhat lighter than the rest of the wing.

Female

The forewing upperside ground colour is grey-brown, with a dark brown median line. The hindwing upperside is mostly uniform in colour, although the inner margin is paler than the rest of the wing.

References

Enpinanga vigens Wikipedia


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