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Theretra viridis

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Theretra viridis
Male from near Macambrara on the island of São Tomé
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. viridis
Binomial name
Theretra viridis
Basquin, 1992[1]
range

Theretra viridis is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Patrick Basquin in 1992. It occurs on São Tomé Island. The type locality is Bombaim.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ Theretra viridis Basquin, 1992, AfroMoths, an online database of Afrotropical moth species
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