Gnathothlibus samoaensis

Gnathothlibus samoaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Gnathothlibus
Species:	G. samoaensis
Binomial name
	Gnathothlibus samoaensis; Lachlan, 2009[1]

Gnathothlibus samoaensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Samoa.[1]

The length of the forewings is 35.4–44.3 mm for males and 43.6–44.7 for females. It is similar to Gnathothlibus fijiensis but the outer edge of the tegula is creamy white.

Etymology

The specific name samoaensis is derived from the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, formally Western Samoa, the only recorded locality for the species.

References

Lachlan, Robert B. (2009). "Two New Species of Gnathothlibus Wallengren from Fiji and Samoa and a New Species of Theretra Hübner from New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. Sydney: Australian Museum. 61: 73–87. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1523. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

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[Lachlan-1] Lachlan, Robert B. (2009). "Two New Species of Gnathothlibus Wallengren from Fiji and Samoa and a New Species of Theretra Hübner from New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. Sydney: Australian Museum. 61: 73–87. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1523. Retrieved 22 October 2012.