Theretra jugurtha
Appearance
Theretra jugurtha | |
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Theretra jugurtha jugurtha | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Theretra |
Species: | T. jugurtha
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Binomial name | |
Theretra jugurtha | |
Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]- Theretra jugurtha jugurtha
- Theretra jugurtha peracuta Darge, 1989 (Bioko Island)
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ 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.