Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Theretra castanea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Theretra Rank Species | |
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Similar Theretra pallicosta, Theretra clotho, Theretra alecto, Theretra, Theretra oldenlandiae | ||
Theretra castanea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in India.
The ground colour of both upperside and underside are very variable, the upperside sometimes more, sometimes less reddish, the underside varying from orange to pale tawny. The hindwing upperside is uniformly dark tawny-olive or blackish.
References
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