Morwennius | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: |
Morwennius Cassidy, Allen & Harman, 2002 |
Species: | M. decoratus
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Binomial name | |
Morwennius decoratus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Species synonymy
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Morwennius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Alan Charles Cassidy, Michael G. Allen and Tony W. Harman in 2002. [3] Its only species, Morwennius decoratus, the ornamented hawkmoth, was described by Frederic Moore in 1872. [4]
It is known from Nepal, Sikkim and Assam in north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra in Indonesia
The wingspan is about 72 mm. [5]
Morwennius | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: |
Morwennius Cassidy, Allen & Harman, 2002 |
Species: | M. decoratus
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Binomial name | |
Morwennius decoratus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Species synonymy
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Morwennius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Alan Charles Cassidy, Michael G. Allen and Tony W. Harman in 2002. [3] Its only species, Morwennius decoratus, the ornamented hawkmoth, was described by Frederic Moore in 1872. [4]
It is known from Nepal, Sikkim and Assam in north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra in Indonesia
The wingspan is about 72 mm. [5]