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Theretra kuehni

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Species of moth

Theretra kuehni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. kuehni
Binomial name
Theretra kuehni
Rothschild, 1900
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa insignis kuehni Rothschild, 1900
  • Theretra insignis kuehni
  • Hippotion jordani Huwe, 1906

Theretra kuehni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Indonesia.

It is very similar to Theretra insignis but smaller and the forewings are less pointed. The forewing upperside is as in Theretra insignis, but the silvery-white band between the third and fifth postmedian lines is more strongly curved.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Theretra kuehni


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