Theretra perkeo

Theretra perkeo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. perkeo
Binomial name
Theretra perkeo
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Theretra perkeo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the arid areas north of the equatorial forest belt, from Senegal to northern Uganda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 19–21 mm. It is pinkish-brown with a darker oblique stripe and a parallel series of narrow paler lines from running from the hind-margin of the forewing to the vicinity of the apex. The head and body have a dorsal silvery line. The hindwings are uniform pinkish-brown. The underside is uniform reddish-brown, but paler at the margin.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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