Theretra queenslandi is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891.
Theretra queenslandi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Theretra |
Species: | T. queenslandi
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Binomial name | |
Theretra queenslandi (T. P. Lucas, 1891)[1]
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Distribution
editIt is known from New South Wales, Queensland in Australia and from Papua-New-Guinea.[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is about 60 mm.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ 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.