Agrius cordiae

Agrius cordiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Agrius
Species: A. cordiae
Binomial name
Agrius cordiae
Riotte, 1984[1]

Agrius cordiae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Marshall Islands.

The length of the forewings is 36 mm for males and 37 mm for females. It is similar to Agrius convolvuli but smaller, darker and with a more complete pattern of transverse lines and bands on the forewing upperside. The sexual dimorphism is much less developed (females are only slightly paler than males). There is a pair of pink subdorsal patches found on the upperside of the abdomen.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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