Angonyx krishna

Southern dark-green hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Angonyx
Species: A. krishna
Binomial name
Angonyx krishna
Eitschberger & Haxaire, 2006[1]

Angonyx krishna (Southern dark-green hawkmoth, ) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.[2]

The hindwing upperside is similar to Angonyx testacea, but the median area is more broadly pale orange.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved October 26, 2011.


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