Theretra indistincta

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Theretra indistincta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. indistincta
Binomial name
Theretra indistincta
(Butler, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa cleopatraMiskin, 1891
  • Chaerocampa curvilineaLucas, 1891

Theretra indistincta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Bismarck Archipelago.

They have pink antennae. [2] Pupation takes place in a mottled brown pupa.

Subspecies

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References

  1. CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae
  2. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-02-02.