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Theretra castanea

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Theretra castanea
Theretra castanea male dorsal
Theretra castanea male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. castanea
Binomial name
Theretra castanea
(Moore, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pergesa castanea Moore, 1872
  • Theretra hyporhoda (Hampson, 1900)
  • Theretra swinhoei (Clark, 1925)
  • Theretra castanella Gehlen, 1942

Theretra castanea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in India.

The ground colour of both upperside and underside are very variable, the upperside sometimes more, sometimes less reddish, the underside varying from orange to pale tawny. The hindwing upperside is uniformly dark tawny-olive or blackish.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link] Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.