Theretra insularis
Appearance
Theretra insularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Theretra |
Species: | T. insularis
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Binomial name | |
Theretra insularis (C. Swinhoe, 1892)[1]
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Theretra insularis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is known from the Philippines, north-eastern Borneo, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Fiji.
Subspecies
[edit]- Theretra insularis insularis (the Philippines, north-eastern Borneo, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands)[2]
- Theretra insularis ambrymensis Lachlan, 2004 (Ambrym Island)
- Theretra insularis lenis Jordan, 1926 (Solomon Islands)
- Theretra insularis mollis Jordan, 1926 (St. Matthias Island)
- Theretra insularis valens Jordan, 1926 (New Ireland)
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved October 25, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved October 25, 2011.