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Theretra inornata

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Species of moth

Theretra inornata
male, upperside.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. inornata
Binomial name
Theretra inornata
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa inornata Walker, 1865
  • Chaerocampa pallida Miskin, 1891

Theretra inornata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland.

The upperside is uniformly olive-green or brown with a minimum of forewing pattern. The antenna have pinkish white dorsal scaling, with a black apical patch. The forewing upperside is uniform olive-green or brown with only a small discal spot and a single strong oblique postmedian line that does not reach the wing apex.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Taxon identifiers
Theretra inornata


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