Theretra nessus, ♀
Theretra nessus, ♂

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Choerocampina
Genus: Theretra
Species: Theretra nessus
Subspecies: T. n. albata – T. n. nessus

Name

Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773)

Type locality: "Madras" [Drury 1773, i.e. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India]

Holotype: MMUS

Synonyms

  • Sphinx nessus Drury, 1773
    • Type locality: "Madras" [Drury 1773, i.e. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India]
  • Sphinx equestris Fabricius, 1793
    • Type locality: India Orientalis
  • Chaerocampa nessus rubicundus (Schaufuss, 1870)
    • Type locality: "Java" [Indonesia, Java Island]

References

Primary references

  • Drury, D. 1773. Illust. exot. Insects 2: index [91], pl. 76: 1
  • Moore, F. 1882. Section Heterocera. Family Sphingidæ. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon 2: 22 [Regarding Sphinx nessus being transferred to Theretra.]
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