Agrius (moth)
Genus of moths
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agrius is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]
_Convolvulus_Hawk_Moth_(16055661278).jpg)
| Agrius | |
|---|---|
| |
| Agrius convolvuli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Acherontiini |
| Genus: | Agrius Hübner, 1819 |
These moths are generally grey with pinkish or yellowish suffusions on the hindwings and stripes on the abdomen.
Species
- Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775), pink-spotted hawk moth (South, Central America), type species for the genus
- Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758), convolvulus hawk moth (Eurasia, Africa, Australia)
- Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984 (Marquesas Islands)
- Agrius godarti (Macleaey, 1826) (Australia)
- Agrius luctifera (Walker, 1865) (Indonesia)
- Agrius rothschildi Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
_Dorsal.jpg){kind=small}