Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Sphingidae
- Genus: Psilogramma
- Species: Psilogramma manusensis
The species was formally described in 2010 by entomologists Ronald Brechlin and Ian J. Kitching.
Description
Insufficient Encyclopedic Information. Detailed morphological characteristics of Psilogramma manusensis have not been provided in the available sources.
Distribution and habitat
Psilogramma manusensis is known from Papua New Guinea, specifically the Admiralty Islands archipelago. The holotype specimen was collected on Manus Island, in the Laleh Mash district near Karun village, at an elevation of approximately 200 m. Coordinates recorded for the collection site are 02°04.145′ S, 147°14.654′ E. The collection dates were 16–21 April 2004.
Holotype
- Sex: Male
- Repository: (repository not specified in the source)
- Collection data: Papua New Guinea: Admiralty Islands, Manus Island (province), Laleh Mash district, Karun village, 02°04.145′ S 147°14.654′ E, 200 m altitude, collected 16–21 April 2004.
References
- Brechlin, R. & Kitching, I.J. (2010). Psilogramma manusensis description.
- Sphingidae of the World – Psilogramma manusensis taxon page. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/5220
- General information on the genus Psilogramma (family Sphingidae). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilogramma
Note: All factual statements are drawn from the cited sources; where specific details (e.g., detailed morphology, repository of the holotype) were not available, they are indicated as insufficient information.
