Theretra shendurneensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Choerocampina
Genus: Theretra
Species: Theretra shendurneensis

Name

Theretra shendurneensis Sondhi et al., 2017: 187

Type locality: India, Kerala, Kollam District, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Pandimotta forest camp, 8°49ʹ39′′N 77°13ʹ1′′E, 1,171 m.

Holotype: NCBS. male ♂. 31.V.2014. legit Yash Sondhi.

References

Primary references

• Sondhi, Y., Kitching, I.J., Basu, D.N. & Kunte, K. 2017. A new species of Theretra Hübner (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 4323(2): 185–196. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.2.2. Reference page.