Theretra cajus

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Theretra cajus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. cajus
Binomial name
Theretra cajus
(Cramer, 1777) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx cajusCramer, 1777
  • Sphinx celaenoEsper, 1782
  • Sphinx gordiusStoll, 1781
  • Xylophanes gortysHübner, 1819
  • Choerocampa epiclesBoisduval, 1875

Theretra cajus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe. [2]

The abdomen upperside has two strong white longitudinal lines, which are fused at the anterior and posterior margins of each segment, giving the appearance of a chain. The forewing upperside has a dark brown band running between the first and third postmedian lines and fifth postmedian line, contrasting very strongly with the almost white intervening band. A distinct discal line is present, with another line proximal to it but generally lost in the brown discal area. The submarginal line is distinct in most specimens and the marginal band shaded with grey.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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