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 are an agricultural pest, particularly feeding on yam ( Dioscorea bulbifera, DIOSCOREACEAE ). Many other foodplants have been reported.
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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 (Drury, 1773) - Greater Yam Hawkmoth. Taxonomic Information. List of Theretra Hübner, [1819] known from India.
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.
Kingdom: Animalia ; Phylum: Arthropoda ; Subphylum: Hexapoda ; Class: Insecta ; Infraclass: Neoptera.
A specimen of Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773), originating from the Indo-Australian region, was found in a container in Weesp (near Amsterdam)
Identification Marks: Head, thorax with stripe down centre of abdomen green suffused with ferruginous; thorax with a lateral grey stripe; abdomen is golden ...