Theretra incarnata

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

Theretra incarnata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Indonesia and Australia.

Description

The abdomen upperside is lacking a pair of black lateral patches at the base (which are present in similar Theretra clotho clotho). The forewing upperside is most similar to Theretra clotho clotho but distinguishable by the much stronger dark oblique postmedian line.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.