Theretra boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839)
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]
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic, Indo-Malayan.
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
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [PC93] Vasiliy Feoktistov
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