Theretra monteironis

Theretra monteironis
Theretra monteironis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. monteironis
Binomial name
Theretra monteironis
(Butler, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa monteironis Butler, 1882
  • Theretra cajus ugandae Clark, 1923

Theretra monteironis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from dry habitas from KwaZulu-Natal to eastern Kenya.[2]

The length of the forewings is 20-23 mm and the wingspan is 48-62 mm. It is very similar to Theretra perkeo, but the ground colour is pale brown without a trace of pink. The pale lines and stripes on the wings and body are much more prominent and almost silvery.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Zantedeschia aethiopica.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Theretra/monteironis.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
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