Theretra jugurtha

Theretra jugurtha
Theretra jugurtha jugurtha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. jugurtha
Binomial name
Theretra jugurtha
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa jugurtha Boisduval, 1875
  • Theretra obliterata Rothschild, 1894

Theretra jugurtha is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the wooded areas in tropical Africa.[2]

The length of the forewings is 37–45 mm.

Subspecies

  • Theretra jugurtha jugurtha
  • Theretra jugurtha peracuta Darge, 1989 (Bioko Island)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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