Acosmeryx miskini explained

Acosmeryx miskini is a moth of the family Sphingidae.^[1] It was described by Richard Paget Murray in 1873.

Distribution

Species is known from New Guinea to north-eastern Australia.

Description

The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults have blotchy brown forewings and rusty-red hindwings, and dark marks each side of the abdomen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acosmeryx . Markku Savela. Lepidoptera and some other life forms . 2008-07-18 . 2011-10-20.
2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 28 February 2016 . Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 3 December 2018.