Biology:Enpinanga vigens
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Enpinanga |
| Species: | E. vigens
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| Enpinanga vigens (Butler, 1879)[1]
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Enpinanga vigens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines .[2]
Description of adults
Adults are strongly sexually dimorphic.
Male
There is a broad, brown, lateral stripe on the upperside of the head and thorax. The forewings have a grey ground colour with greenish scales. The hindwing upperside inner margin is narrow and somewhat lighter than the rest of the wing.
Female
The forewing upperside ground colour is grey-brown, with a dark brown median line. The hindwing upperside is mostly uniform in colour, although the inner margin is paler than the rest of the wing.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215046/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Enpinanga/vigens.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Enpinanga vigens (Butler, 1879)". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/e_vig.htm. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1909167 entry
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