Theretra orpheus explained

Theretra orpheus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from most of Africa.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 22–26 mm.

Subspecies

• Theretra orpheus orpheus (woodland and forest from the Cape to East Africa)
• Theretra orpheus gauthieri Darge, 1991 (Príncipe)
• Theretra orpheus intensa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)
• Theretra orpheus malgassica Clark, 1933 (Madagascar)
• Theretra orpheus pelius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Uganda, Congo to Sierra Leone)
• Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Nigeria)

Notes and References

1. Carcasson . R. H. . Robert Herbert Carcasson . 1967 . Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species . Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum . 26 . 3 . 1–173 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.