Theretra orpheus

Theretra orpheus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. orpheus
Binomial name
	Theretra orpheus; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
	Chaerocampa orpheusHerrich-Schäffer, 1854; Panacra natalensisRothschild, 1894; Theretra orpheus megalesiaViette, 1956;

Last updated May 20, 2025

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

The length of the forewings is 22–26 mm.

Subspecies

Theretra orpheus orpheus (woodland and forest from the Cape to East Africa)
Theretra orpheus gauthieriDarge, 1991 (Príncipe)
Theretra orpheus intensaRothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)
Theretra orpheus malgassicaClark, 1933 (Madagascar)
Theretra orpheus peliusRothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Uganda, Congo to Sierra Leone)
Theretra orpheus scotinusRothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Nigeria)

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
↑ 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. doi:10.5962/p.238439 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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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. doi:10.5962/p.238439 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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