''Gnathothlibus collardi'' 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 a hybrid between a female '' Philodila astyanor'' and a male ''

Gnathothlibus eras ''Gnathothlibus eras'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from the eastern Sunda Islands (from Java eastward), Sulawesi, the Moluccas, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Micronesia and eastern Australia ...

''. It is known from

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian language, Tahitian , ; ) is the largest island of the Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located in the central part of t ...

. The length of the forewings is about .

Taxonomy

''Gnathothlibus collardi'' was described as a species, but by combining barcodes,

morphology Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to: Disciplines *Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts *Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, ...

and a nuclear marker, research has shown that it is actually an F1 hybrid between two closely related species.

References

collardi Moths described in 2002 Endemic fauna of Tahiti {{Macroglossini-stub