Gnathothlibus collardi
Gnathothlibus collardi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Gnathothlibus |
Species: | G. collardi |
Binomial name | |
Gnathothlibus collardi Haxaire, 2002[1] |
Gnathothlibus collardi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is a hybrid between a female Philodila astyanor and a male Gnathothlibus eras. It is known from Tahiti.
The length of the forewings is about 35 millimetres (1.4 in).
Taxonomy
[edit]Gnathothlibus collardi was described as a species, but by combining barcodes, morphology and a nuclear marker, research has shown that it is actually an F1 hybrid between two closely related species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "DNA barcodes and morphology reveal a hybrid hawkmoth in Tahiti (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 26 (6). CSIRO. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.