Theretra perkeo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the arid areas north of the equatorial forest belt, from Senegal to northern Uganda.[2]
Theretra perkeo | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Theretra |
Species: | T. perkeo |
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Theretra perkeo | |
The length of the forewings is 19–21 mm. It is pinkish-brown with a darker oblique stripe and a parallel series of narrow paler lines from running from the hind margin of the forewing to the vicinity of the apex. The head and body have a dorsal silvery line. The hindwings are uniform pinkish-brown. The underside is uniform reddish-brown, but paler at the margin.
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