Theretra castanea

Theretra castanea
	Theretra castanea male dorsal
	Theretra castanea male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. castanea
Binomial name
	Theretra castanea; (Moore, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
	Pergesa castanea Moore, 1872; Theretra hyporhoda (Hampson, 1900); Theretra swinhoei (Clark, 1925); Theretra castanella Gehlen, 1942 ;

Theretra castanea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in India.

The ground colour of both upperside and underside are very variable, the upperside sometimes more, sometimes less reddish, the underside varying from orange to pale tawny. The hindwing upperside is uniformly dark tawny-olive or blackish.

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.