Biology:Theretra insignis

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Short description: Species of moth


Theretra insignis
Theretra insignis, male, upperside. Timor-Leste, Portuguese Timor, Suai.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. insignis
Binomial name
Theretra insignis
(Butler, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra insignis Butler, 1882

Theretra insignis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Indonesia.

It is very similar to Theretra kuehni but larger and the forewings are more pointed. The upperside of the abdomen has two strong white dorsal lines, sometimes partly fused. The forewing upperside is similar to Theretra turneri but the space between the third and fifth postmedian lines is silvery-white and curved and the sixth postmedian line is only slightly dentate.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Theretra/insignis.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q4862995 entry