Biology:Theretra indistincta

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Short description: Species of moth

Theretra indistincta
Theretra indistincta MHNT CUT 2010 0 288 Cooktown Australia female.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. indistincta
Binomial name
Theretra indistincta
(Butler, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa cleopatra Miskin, 1891
  • Lucas, 1891 Chaerocampa curvilinea

Theretra indistincta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Bismarck Archipelago.

They have pink antennae.[2] Pupation takes place in a mottled brown pupa.

Subspecies

  • Theretra indistincta indistincta (Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia)
  • Theretra indistincta bismarcki Jordan, 1926 (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Theretra indistincta manuselensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Ceram)
  • Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Papua New Guinea)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2260132 entry