Biology:Theretra inornata

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Short description: Species of moth

Theretra inornata
Theretra inornata, male, upperside. Australia, Queensland, Mackay.jpg
male, upperside.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. inornata
Binomial name
Theretra inornata
(Walker, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa inornata Walker, 1865
  • Chaerocampa pallida Miskin, 1891

Theretra inornata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland.[2]

The upperside is uniformly olive-green or brown with a minimum of forewing pattern. The antenna have pinkish white dorsal scaling, with a black apical patch. The forewing upperside is uniform olive-green or brown with only a small discal spot and a single strong oblique postmedian line that does not reach the wing apex.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Theretra/inornata.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-09. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/inornata.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 

Wikidata ☰ Q604303 entry