Theretra jugurtha

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Theretra jugurtha
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Theretra jugurtha jugurtha
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. jugurtha
Binomial name
Theretra jugurtha
(Boisduval, 1875) [1]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa jugurthaBoisduval, 1875
  • Theretra obliterataRothschild, 1894

Theretra jugurtha is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from wooded areas in tropical Africa. [2]

The length of the forewings is 37–45 mm.

Subspecies

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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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