Theretra perkeo

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]

Theretra perkeo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. perkeo
Binomial name
Theretra perkeo

The length of the forewings is 19โ€“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. 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): 1โ€“173 โ€“ via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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