Agrius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Sphinginae
Tribus: Sphingini
Subtribus: Acherontiina
Genus: Agrius
Species: A. cingulata – A. convolvuli – A. cordiae – A. godarti – A. luctifera – A. rothschildi
Name

Agrius Hübner, 1819

Type species: Sphinx cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms

Timoria Kaye, 1919. TS: Timoria concolorata Kaye, 1919

References

Hogenes, W. & C.G. Treadaway, 1998: The Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) of the Philippines. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo Supplement 17: 17–132.
Riotte, J.C.E., 1984: The genus Agrius in the pacific region, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). International Journal of Entomology 26 (4): 339–350.

Agrius is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

These moths are generally grey with pinkish or yellowish suffusions on the hindwings and stripes on the abdomen.
Species

Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775) (South, Central America) type species for the genus
Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eurasia, Africa, Australia)
Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984 (Marshall Islands)
Agrius godarti (Macleaey, 1826) (Australia)
Agrius luctifera (Walker, 1865) (Indonesia)
Agrius rothschildi Kitching & Cadiou, 2000

Agrius cingulata

Agrius convolvuli

Agrius godarti

References

Savela, Markku. "Agrius Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2018.