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Euryglottis albostigmata
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Euryglottis
Species:	E. albostigmata
Binomial name
Euryglottis albostigmata Rothschild, 1895

Euryglottis albostigmata is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.

Distribution

It is known from Colombia and Peru.

Description

It is very different from other species in the genus Euryglottis, particularly in colour as well as the absence of a pale angle-shaped marking in submarginal area on the forewing upperside. The hindwing upperside of the females is more extensively white than in males.

• Female
• Female underside

Subspecies

• Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata (Colombia)
• Euryglottis albostigmata basalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-01. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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