Biology:Theretra insularis

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Short description: Species of moth

Theretra insularis
Theretra insularis ambrymensis, female, upperside. Vanuatu, Nth Ambrym Island, Olal mission area.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. insularis
Binomial name
Theretra insularis
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa insularis C. Swinhoe, 1892

Theretra insularis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is known from the Philippines , north-eastern Borneo, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Fiji.

Subspecies

  • Theretra insularis insularis (the Philippines, north-eastern Borneo, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands)[1]
  • Theretra insularis ambrymensis Lachlan, 2004 (Ambrym Island)
  • Theretra insularis lenis Jordan, 1926 (Solomon Islands)
  • Theretra insularis mollis Jordan, 1926 (St. Matthias Island)
  • Theretra insularis valens Jordan, 1926 (New Ireland)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2133769 entry