Biology:Theretra rhesus
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Short description: Species of moth
| Theretra rhesus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Theretra |
| Species: | T. rhesus
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| Binomial name | |
| Theretra rhesus (Boisduval, 1875)[1]
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Theretra rhesus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra to Sulawesi) and the Philippines .[2]
Description
It is similar to Theretra boisduvali and Theretra insularis insularis but much more heavily marked and the dorsal lines of the thorax and abdomen are more distinct. The forewing upperside has six oblique postmedian lines. The first line reaching the inner margin almost at the wing base, the second and third are close together and the third and fourth are more widely separated than in Theretra boisduvali. The fourth line is the strongest.
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022172305/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Theretra/rhesus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Theretra rhesus (Boisduval, [1875)"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_rhe.htm. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2272324 entry
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