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Theretra capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 aeas Cramer, 1779
  • Sphinx cecrops Cramer, 1779
  • Sphinx clotho Fabricius, 1787
  • Sphinx immaculata Gmelin, 1790
  • Gnathostypsis ostracina Wallengren, 1858
  • Theretra capensis vinacea (Closs, 1915)

Theretra capensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from woodland and open habitats from the CapetoZimbabwe, 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

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  1. ^ "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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