Theretra orpheus
Theretra orpheus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from most of Africa.[2]
| Theretra orpheus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Theretra |
| Species: | T. orpheus |
| Binomial name | |
| Theretra orpheus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The length of the forewings is 22–26 mm.
Subspecies
- Theretra orpheus orpheus (woodland and forest from the Cape to East Africa)
- Theretra orpheus gauthieri Darge, 1991 (Príncipe)
- Theretra orpheus intensa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)
- Theretra orpheus malgassica Clark, 1933 (Madagascar)
- Theretra orpheus pelius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Uganda, Congo to Sierra Leone)
- Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Nigeria)
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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