Biology:Theretra
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Theretra | |
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| Theretra nessus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subtribe: | Choerocampina |
| Genus: | Theretra Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Choerocampa indistincta Butler, 1877[1]
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Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Species
Ecology
Pollination
Several species of the genus Theretra, namely Theretra japonica and Theretra nessus, have been reported to pollinate the orchid species Vanda falcata.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lachlan, Robert B. (2009). "Two New Species of Gnathothlibus Wallengren from Fiji and Samoa and a New Species of Theretra Hübner from New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)". Records of the Australian Museum (Sydney: Australian Museum) 61: 73–87. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1523. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/18068/1523_complete.pdf. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Suetsugu, K., Tanaka, K., Okuyama, Y., & Yukawa, T. (2015). "Potential pollinator of Vanda falcata (Orchidaceae): Theretra (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) hawkmoths are visitors of long spurred orchid." European Journal of Entomology, 112(2), 393.
Wikidata ☰ Q137379 entry
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