Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877

Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877

Theretra indistincta is a pink-antennaed Sphingidae moth found in Queensland, parts of Melanesia and Indonesia.

Family
Genus
Theretra
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877

Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 is a moth species that belongs to the Sphingidae family. This species is recorded from Queensland, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Adults of this moth have pink antennae. When this species reaches the pupal life stage, it develops into a mottled brown pupa.

Photo: (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Theretra

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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