Theretra tryoni | |
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Male ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Theretra |
Species: | T. tryoni |
Binomial name | |
Theretra tryoni | |
Synonyms | |
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Theretra tryoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea, Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales. [2]
The wingspan is about 70 mm.
The larvae feed on Alocasia macrorrhizos , Colocasia esculenta and Zantedeschia aethiopica .
Xylophanes tersa, the tersa sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found from the United States, through Mexico, the West Indies and Central America and into parts of South America. An occasional stray can be found as far north as Canada.
Hippotion scrofa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Nephele funebris is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Hippotion brennus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.
Hippotion eson is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common in most habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar and the Seychelles. It is a migratory species.
Macroglossum alcedo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanimbar, the Kai Islands, Aru, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.
Macroglossum albolineata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1935 and is known from Papua New Guinea.
Macroglossum augarra is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Bismarck Archipelago and Papua New Guinea.
Macroglossum caldum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
Macroglossum glaucoptera, the dark hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is known from Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia and the Philippines (Mindanao). Single specimen recorded from Papua New Guinea.
Macroglossum hirundo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Society Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.
Macroglossum micacea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Solomon Islands, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.
Macroglossum nubilum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known to inhabit Queensland, Papua New Guinea and the Louisiade Archipelago.
Macroglossum spilonotum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Macroglossum stevensi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Nephele peneus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests and woodland from Senegal to East Africa, Angola and Delagoa Bay.
Nephele accentifera, the accented hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Palisot de Beauvois in 1821. It is common in most habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, excluding Madagascar and the Cape Peninsula.
Theretra perkeo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the arid areas north of the equatorial forest belt, from Senegal to northern Uganda.
Theretra radiosa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Theretra polistratus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.