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Theretra

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Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

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Vinony's link graph records 70 inbound references to Theretra, and connects out to Animalia, insect and Carl Linnaeus.

It sits within the topics Macroglossini, Sphingidae genera and Taxa named by Jacob Hübner.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilySphingidae
Observations recorded21,200

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
34
With media
3
Family
Sphingidae
Collections
DMNS, UMNH, USNM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), AM, NMV
Recorded in
Vietnam, Philippines, Ecuador, Laos, Vanuatu, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Macroglossinae
Image
Yam Hawk Moth Theretra nessus.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Theretra
Commons category
Theretra
topic's main category
Category:Theretra
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Ecology
  • Pollination
  • References

Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

==Species==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theretra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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