Theretra capensis

Theretra capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. capensis
Binomial name
	Theretra capensis; (Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
	Sphinx capensis Linnaeus, 1764; Sphinx aeasCramer, 1779; Sphinx cecropsCramer, 1779; Sphinx clothoFabricius, 1787; Sphinx immaculataGmelin, 1790; Gnathostypsis ostracinaWallengren, 1858; Theretra capensis vinacea(Closs, 1915);

Last updated August 18, 2025

Theretra capensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from woodland and open habitats from the Cape to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique and East Africa.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 44–52 mm.

The larvae feed on Vigna species.^[3]

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ 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.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Theretra capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[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.

[3] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Theretra capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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Theretra capensis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. capensis
Binomial name
*Theretra capensis* (Linnaeus, 1764)^[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx capensis Linnaeus, 1764 Sphinx aeasCramer, 1779 Sphinx cecropsCramer, 1779 Sphinx clothoFabricius, 1787 Sphinx immaculataGmelin, 1790 Gnathostypsis ostracinaWallengren, 1858 Theretra capensis vinacea(Closs, 1915)