Theretra orpheus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from most of Africa.[2]

Theretra orpheus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. orpheus
Binomial name
Theretra orpheus
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa orpheus Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Panacra natalensis Rothschild, 1894
  • Theretra orpheus megalesia Viette, 1956

The length of the forewings is 22–26 mm.

Subspecies

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ 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.