Gnathothlibus dabrera

Gnathothlibus dabrera
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Gnathothlibus
Species:	G. dabrera
Binomial name
	Gnathothlibus dabrera; Eitschberger, 1999[1]

Gnathothlibus dabrera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sulawesi.

The wingspan is 62–76.8 mm for males and 81.5 mm for females. It differs from Gnathothlibus erotus in its smaller size and darker ground colour. Furthermore, the hindwing upperside has a dark marginal band in the males that is broader than in males of Gnathothlibus erotus, but about as wide as in females of Gnathothlibus erotus.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-20.