| Theretra polistratus | |
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| Theretra polistratus Dorsal MHNT | |
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| Theretra polistratus ventral MHNT | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Theretra |
| Species: | T. polistratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Theretra polistratus Rothschild, 1904 [1] | |
Theretra polistratus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is known from Papua New Guinea. [2]
It is an unmistakable species, characterized by three continuous dark green dorsal lines extending from the anterior edge of the mesothorax to the tip of the abdomen. The upperside of the body has a narrow dorsal line and a pair of somewhat broader subdorsal lines running from the mesothorax to the tip of abdomen. The forewing upperside ground colour is silver-grey with a dark green oblique antemedian line and six dark green postmedian lines.
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