Theretra nessus, the yam hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. Yam hawk moth. In Mangaon, Maharashtra, India.
Identification: An unmistakable species, characterized by the green band along the costal margin of the forewing upperside (which fades in museum specimens) ...
The Caterpillars of this species are initially green, with a yellow head, and a straightish grey spike on the tail. The middle instars have a brown stripe along ...
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An annotated checklist of the hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Siberia, the Russian Far East, China, Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.
Theretra nessus, the yam hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773.
Geographical range. Japan, Indo-Australian tropics to New Caledonia; introduced to Hawaii. Habitat preference. T. nessus is taken frequently with light traps.
Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773) - Greater Yam Hawkmoth. Taxonomic Information. List of Theretra Hübner, [1819] known from India.
A specimen of Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773), originating from the Indo-Australian region, was found in a container in Weesp (near Amsterdam)
Kingdom: Animalia ; Phylum: Arthropoda ; Subphylum: Hexapoda ; Class: Insecta ; Infraclass: Neoptera.
Theretra rubicundus Schaufuss, 1870. Immediate children. Subspecies. Theretra nessus subsp. albata Fukuda, 2003. 0. Subspecies. Theretra nessus subsp. nessus. 0.