Theretra incarnata

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Theretra incarnata
Theretra incarnata MHNT CUT 2010 0 103 Australia male dorsal.jpg
Theretra incarnata dorsal MHNT
Theretra incarnata MHNT CUT 2010 0 103 Australia male ventral.jpg
Theretra incarnata ventral MHNT
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. incarnata
Binomial name
Theretra incarnata
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Theretra incarnata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution[]

It is known from Indonesia and Australia.

Description[]

The abdomen upperside is lacking a pair of black lateral patches at the base (which are present in similar Theretra clotho clotho). The forewing upperside is most similar to Theretra clotho clotho but distinguishable by the much stronger dark oblique postmedian line.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]


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