''Theretra lycetus'', the white-edged hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

Distribution

Is known from south-east Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, India,

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 Indonesia.

Description

The abdomen upperside has pale longitudinal double lines, which become indistinct posteriorly. The forewing upperside is similar to ''

Theretra japonica ''Theretra japonica'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1869. Distribution It is found in Japan, China, Korea and Russia. Description The wingspan is 55–80 mm. Ther ...

'', but the contrast between the darker postmedian lines and intervening pale bands is stronger. The hindwing upperside has a reddish median band of variable width. Theretra lycetus MHNT CUT 2010 0 518 Ban Kheum Laos - female dorsal.jpg, ''Theretra lycetus'' ♀ Theretra lycetus MHNT CUT 2010 0 518 Ban Kheum Laos - female ventral.jpg, ''Theretra lycetus'' ♀ △

References

Theretra Moths described in 1775 Taxa named by Pieter Cramer Moths of Malaysia Moths of Indonesia Moths of Sri Lanka {{Theretra-stub