Tetrachroa

Tetrachroa
Tetrachroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Tetrachroa
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species: T. edwardsi
Binomial name
Tetrachroa edwardsi
(Olliff, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Macrosila edwardsi Olliff, 1890
  • Meganoton variegatum Rothschild, 1895

Tetrachroa is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species, Tetrachroa edwardsi, which is known from Queensland and New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 100 mm. Adults are dark grey with white markings, but have a large rufous-red area on the hindwings.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Tetrachroa/edwardsi.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2009-12-02. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/edwards.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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