Theretra

Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Theretra
Theretra nessus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Choerocampina
Genus: Theretra
Hübner, 1819
Type species
Choerocampa indistincta
Butler, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Florina Tutt, 1903
  • Gnathostypsis Wallengren, 1858
  • Hathia Moore, 1882
  • Oreus Hübner, 1819

Species

References

  1. Lachlan, Robert B. (2009). "Two New Species of Gnathothlibus Wallengren from Fiji and Samoa and a New Species of Theretra Hübner from New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. Sydney: Australian Museum. 61: 73–87. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1523. Retrieved 22 October 2012.


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