Eurypteryx Molucca
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''Eurypteryx molucca'' is a
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
of the family
Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
. It is known from the
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(Mindoro), the
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and
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. It is easily distinguished from all other ''
Eurypteryx ''Eurypteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *''Eurypteryx alleni'' Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993 *''Eurypteryx bhaga'' (Frederic Moore, Moore, 1866) *''Eurypteryx dianae'' Brechlin, 2006 *''Eurypteryx falcata'' Gehlen, 1922 ...
'' species by the conspicuous off-white patch on the forewing upperside near the apex.


References

Eurypteryx Moths described in 1874 {{Macroglossini-stub