''Theretra boisduvalii'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is found from south-eastern
Iran, east to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and through the highlands of the
Himalaya to south-east
Asia and
Borneo. They sometimes stray into
Turkey and
Greece.
Description
The
wingspan is 85–110 mm.
Theretra boisduvalii MHNT CUT 2010 0 136 Coabang Vietnam male dorsal.jpg , Male dorsal (coll. MHNT)
Theretra boisduvalii MHNT CUT 2010 0 136 Coabang Vietnam male ventral.jpg, Male △ ventral (coll. MHNT)
Theretra boisduvalii MHNT CUT 2010 0 136 Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal (coll. MHNT)
Theretra boisduvalii MHNT CUT 2010 0 136 Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai female ventral.jpg, Female ventral (coll. MHNT)
Biology
The larvae feed on ''
Vitis'' and ''
Parthenocissus'' species.
References
External links
Lepiforum.de
Theretra
Moths described in 1839
Moths of the Middle East
Moths of Sri Lanka
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Charles-Juste Bugnion
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