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Theretra boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839)

Имаго Theretra boisduvalii

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Macroglossinae → tribe Macroglossini → subtribe Choerocampina → genus Theretra → species Theretra boisduvalii

Species name(s)

Theretra boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839) = Sphinx boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839 = Chaerocampa punctivenata Butler, 1875 = Cechenena sumatrensis Joicey & Kaye, 1917 = Theretra boisduvali. [9, 10]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:2836

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic, Indo-Malayan.

Имаго Theretra boisduvalii

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Oreus boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839) [PC93].

Distribution

  • Greece (mainland) Crete ?, ?. [10].
  • Almost all of South East Asia including Borneo.
    Zaregistrirova the Philippines (Luzon) and the West Indies.
    Migrates rarely will fly to Iran and Southern Europe. [PC93].

General info about Imago

  • Butterfly is able to emit ultrasound at the same frequency as the sound of bat echolocation knocking last confused.
    I wonder what that sound both sexes publish their genitals. [PC93].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Various sorts of grapes Vitis and Parthenocissus. [PC93].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Vasiliy Feoktistov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

Comments

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30.01.2014 12:10, Sergei Kotov Corrected data.

Zoogeographical regions: No formalized data → Palaearctic, Indo-Malayan.

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