Agrius | |
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Agrius convolvuli | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Tribe: | Acherontiini |
Genus: | Agrius Hübner, 1819 |
Agrius is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
These moths are generally grey with pinkish or yellowish suffusions on the hindwings and stripes on the abdomen.
Species
- Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775), pink-spotted hawk moth (South, Central America), type species for the genus
- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758), convolvulus hawk moth (Eurasia, Africa, Australia)
- Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984 (Marshall Islands)
- Agrius godarti (Macleaey, 1826) (Australia)
- Agrius luctifera (Walker, 1865) (Indonesia)
- Agrius rothschildi Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
References
- Savela, Markku. "Agrius Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
External links
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