Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Theretra
Theretra nessus
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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]
Synonyms
  • Florina Tutt, 1903
  • Gnathostypsis Wallengren, 1858
  • Hathia Moore, 1882
  • Oreus Hübner, 1819

Species

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Ecology

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Pollination

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Several species of the genus Theretra, namely Theretra japonica and Theretra nessus, have been reported to pollinate the orchid species Vanda falcata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 61. Sydney: Australian Museum: 73–87. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1523. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ^ 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.