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'''''Theretra gnoma''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Sphingidae]] family. It is known from [[India]]. |
'''''Theretra gnoma''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Sphingidae]] family. It is known from [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Burma]], [[Nepal]], [[Thailand]], [[China]]. |
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==Description== |
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It is very similar to ''[[Theretra clotho|Theretra clotho clotho]]'', but paler. The hindwing upperside has a pale marginal area which is more extensive than in ''Theretra clotho clotho'', nearly as broad as in ''Theretra clotho celata''. |
It is very similar to ''[[Theretra clotho|Theretra clotho clotho]]'', but paler. The hindwing upperside has a pale marginal area which is more extensive than in ''Theretra clotho clotho'', nearly as broad as in ''Theretra clotho celata''. |
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Fore wings are longer with apex more pointed. Head and thorax are greenish in color. Abdomen with black lateral patches on the first segment. Ventral side of the ochreous. Hind wing smoky black area is reduced than ''T. clotho'', and paler towards anal angle and outer margin.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268523 | title=Theretra gnoma Fabricius, 1775 | publisher=India Biodiversity Portal | accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref> Larva is pale green or brown in color, speckled with dark striae. Ocellus on 4th somite is greenish, edged with yellow above, pink below with a lineal white center. Legs are pink and claspers are greenish.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207319 | title=The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i | publisher=Digital Library of India | date=1892 | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Hampson G. F. | pages=558}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Theretra gnoma is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, China.
Description
It is very similar to Theretra clotho clotho, but paler. The hindwing upperside has a pale marginal area which is more extensive than in Theretra clotho clotho, nearly as broad as in Theretra clotho celata.
Fore wings are longer with apex more pointed. Head and thorax are greenish in color. Abdomen with black lateral patches on the first segment. Ventral side of the ochreous. Hind wing smoky black area is reduced than T. clotho, and paler towards anal angle and outer margin.[2] Larva is pale green or brown in color, speckled with dark striae. Ocellus on 4th somite is greenish, edged with yellow above, pink below with a lineal white center. Legs are pink and claspers are greenish.[3]
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Theretra gnoma Fabricius, 1775". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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