Theretra viridis

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]

Theretra viridis
Male from near Macambrara on the island of São Tomé
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T. viridis
Binomial name
Theretra viridis
Basquin, 1992[1]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewing upperside ground colour is dark green. The fifth postmedian line is strongly developed and dentate on the veins, each vein highlighted by a short pale streak immediately basal to the line.

References

  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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