Gnathothlibus collardi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is a hybrid between a female Philodila astyanor and a male Gnathothlibus eras. It is known from Tahiti.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Gnathothlibus |
| Species: | G. collardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathothlibus collardi Haxaire, 2002[1]
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The length of the forewings is about 35 millimetres (1.4 in).
Taxonomy edit
Gnathothlibus collardi was described as a species, but by combining barcodes, morphology and a nuclear marker, research has shown that it is actually an F1 hybrid between two closely related species.[2]
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "DNA barcodes and morphology reveal a hybrid hawkmoth in Tahiti (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 26 (6). CSIRO. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
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