Angonyx papuana (Rothschild & Gordon, 1903)
 (often misidentified as: Angonyx testacea)
MACROGLOSSINAE ,   SPHINGIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Angonyx papuana
(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

The adult moths of this species have forewings that are brown with pale tips, each having a pale band across the middle. They have darker brown hind wings. They have a wingspan of about 5 cms.

Angonyx papuana
(Photo: courtesy of Neil Hewett , Cooper Creek Wilderness, North Queensland)

They are found over much of Asia, including :

  • New Guinea, and also
  • north-east Queensland.

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    (updated 26 December 2009)