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Gnathothlibus collardi

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Gnathothlibus collardi
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "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.