Theretra silhetensis

Brown-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth

Theretra silhetensis

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. silhetensis
Binomial name
Theretra silhetensis
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa silhetensis Walker, 1856
  • Chaerocampa silhetensis Schaufuss, 1870
  • Chaerocampa bisecta Moore, 1858
  • Chaerocampa silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876
  • Theretra silhetensis aquila Lachlan & Moulds, 1996

Theretra silhetensis is known as Brown-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth of the Sphingidae family. It lives in northeast Asia and the East Indies.

Larva

The wingspan is 60–72 mm.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Colocasia antiquorum and Ludwigia species in southern China, Colocasia esculenta in Japan, Ludwigia repens and Boerhavia species in India and numerous other hostplants from elsewhere, including Arum, Caladium, Pistia, Kochia, Ipomoea, Boerhavia, Ludwigia, Rosa and Trapa species.

Subspecies

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Theretra silhetensis silhetensis'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.