Theretra indistincta

Theretra indistincta
Theretra indistincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. indistincta
Binomial name
Theretra indistincta
(Butler, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa cleopatra Miskin, 1891
  • Chaerocampa curvilinea Lucas, 1891

Theretra indistincta is a moth of the Sphingidae family. 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.[2]

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

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Theretra/indistincta.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2006-04-05. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/indist.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
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