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Ramana Athreya @ IISER-Pune
Research : Moths : Sphingidae

Sphingidae of Arunachal Pradesh, North-east India (Species Notes)

Sphingidae : Macroglossinae

Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)

Link to species image gallery

Theretra_alecto Theretra_alecto
MothSph_Theretra_alecto_0_BP110807.jpg http://tpittaway.tripod.com (Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic)

Identification:
Matches with images in MOT2, SOTEP and DMOA. DMOA has a somwhat similar looking T. latreillii but not quite. The contrast between cephalothorax and abdomen, and the match with images were deemed diagnostic.

Reference:
Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic

Photo Credits:
Eaglenest Biodiversity Project


28 February 2013, Ramana Athreya