Theretra queenslandi

Theretra queenslandi is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891.

Theretra queenslandi
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Theretra
Species:
T. queenslandi
Binomial name
Theretra queenslandi
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa queenslandi T. P. Lucas, 1891
  • Choerocampa potentia H. Druce, 1894

Distribution

It is known from New South Wales, Queensland in Australia and from Papua-New-Guinea.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 60 mm. Adults have light brown forewings with a dark stripe running from the base to the apex. There is a dark dot near the middle of the costa. The hindwings are darker brown.

Biology

The larvae feed on Dendrocnide excelsa. The early instars are green with a dark straight tail horn, and a pair of blue eye markings on the first abdominal segment. Later instars have two colour forms, green and brown. Both forms have a pair of green and white eyespots, one each side of the first abdominal segment. They have a strong reddish backward curving horn on the last segment. Pupation takes place in a slender, mottled brown pupa.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. 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.


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