Theretra insularis

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Theretra insularis
Theretra insularis ambrymensis, female, upperside. Vanuatu, Nth Ambrym Island, Olal mission area.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. insularis
Binomial name
Theretra insularis
(C. Swinhoe, 1892) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa insularisC. 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

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved October 25, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved October 25, 2011.