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Eurypteryx alleni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Eurypteryx alleni

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eurypteryx

Rank
  
Subspecies

Eurypteryx alleni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the Philippines, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and probably part of Indonesia.

The length of the forewings is 38–40 mm. It is very similar to Eurypteryx falcata, but darker. The abdomen upperside has no dark spots on tergites four, five and six. The forewing upperside has a dark triangle lacking paler spots along the costa and has no darker area around the black discal spot. The forewing underside has a large triangular patch extending from the base of the wing to the costa. The hindwing upperside has a large black median blotch and the hindwing underside has two dark transverse lines.

Subspecies

  • Eurypteryx alleni alleni (the Philippines and Sulawesi)
  • Eurypteryx alleni gigas Haxaire, 2010 (Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and probably part of Indonesia)
  • References

    Eurypteryx alleni Wikipedia