Morwennius
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| Morwennius | |
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| File:MorwenniusDecoratusMFUpUnAC1.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Morwennius Cassidy, Allen & Harman, 2002 |
| Species: | M. decoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Morwennius decoratus | |
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Species synonymy
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Morwennius is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Alan Charles Cassidy, Michael G. Allen and Tony W. Harman in 2002.[3] Its only species, Morwennius decoratus, the ornamented hawkmoth, was described by Frederic Moore in 1872.[4]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is known from Nepal, Sikkim and Assam in north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra in Indonesia
Description
[edit | edit source]The wingspan is about 72 mm.[5]
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Female
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Female underside
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