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Theretra indistincta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Theretra indistincta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Theretra

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Theretra rhesus, Theretra pallicosta, Theretra cajus, Theretra suffusa, Theretra clotho

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

Adults are brown. The forewings each have a small dark spot near the middle, and a faint dark subterminal line. The hindwings are darker but each has a pale margin. They have pink antennae.

The larvae feed on Vitis vinifera. They are green or brown, with a row of white encircled green spots with white centres along each side, one per segment. The tail has a stout red horn curving back with a black tip. Pupation takes place in a mottled brown pupa.

Subspecies

  • Theretra indistincta indistincta (Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia)
  • Theretra indistincta bismarcki Jordan, 1926 (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Theretra indistincta manuselensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Ceram)
  • Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Papua New Guinea)
  • References

    Theretra indistincta Wikipedia