Theretra latreillii

Theretra latreillii
Theretra latreillii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. latreillii
Binomial name
Theretra latreillii
(MacLeay, 1826)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1826
  • Chaerocampa amara Swinhoe, 1892
  • Chaerocampa comminuens Walker, 1865
  • Chaerocampa deserta Butler, 1876
  • Chaerocampa walduckii Butler, 1877
  • Chaerocampa lucasii

The Pale Brown Hawk Moth, Theretra latreillii, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in most of Asia, including Borneo, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan and also in the tropical regions of Australia.

The adult grows to a length of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in).[2]

Larvae have been recorded on Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Cayratia clematidea, Cayratia corniculata, Impatiens wallerana, Leea indica, Lagerstroemia indica and Fuchsia species.[2]

References

  • Theretra latreillii latreillii
  • Theretra latreillii lucasii (Walker, 1856) (Sri Lanka, southern and north-eastern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Andaman Islands, Thailand, southern and eastern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines)[3]
  • Theretra latreillii prattorum Clark, 1924 (Indonesia)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Theretra/latreillii.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ a b Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (January 5, 2010). "Theretra latreillii (W.S.Macleay, 1826)". Caterpillars: especially Australian ones. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/latreil.html. 
  3. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Theretra latreillii lucasii'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_luc.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 

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