| Theretra tessmanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Theretra |
| Species: | T. tessmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Theretra tessmanni Gehlen, 1927[1] |
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Theretra tessmanni is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Cameroon and Nigeria.[2]
The wingspan is 68-80 mm for males and 80-90 mm for females. It is extremely similar to Theretra jugurtha jugurtha but the ground colour of the upperside of the body and forewings is yellowish- grey with darker greenish-grey transverse lines. Females are similar to males but larger, darker and the forewings are broader and more rounded.