Sataspes ribbei

Sataspes ribbei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sataspes
Species: S. ribbei
Binomial name
Sataspes ribbei
Rober, 1885[1]

Sataspes ribbei is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It was discovered in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

There is a transverse yellow band on the abdomen upperside of the males and the posterior sternites of the abdomen underside are primrose-yellow. The thorax upperside of the females has no yellow scaling.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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