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Theretra queenslandi

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Theretra queenslandi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. queenslandi
Binomial name
Theretra queenslandi
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa queenslandi T. P. Lucas, 1891
  • Choerocampa potentia H. Druce, 1894

Theretra queenslandi is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891.

Distribution

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It is known from New South Wales, Queensland in Australia and from Papua-New-Guinea.[2]

Description

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The wingspan is about 60 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (8 May 2020). "Theretra queenslandi (T.P. Lucas, 1891)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 July 2020.