Theretra nessus at Mechode Padur

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: English: The Yam Hawk Moth (Theretra nessus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India (including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Burma, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, northern Australia and New Caledonia. It is a recent immigrant in Oahu. Theretra nessus larva (2) and pupa (2a) Theretra nessus sjh.jpg The wingspan is 90–130 mm. Larvae have been recorded on Amaranthus, Barringtonia, Discorea, Amorphophallus, Impatiens, Citrullus, Arathis, Boerhavia, Knoxia, Morinda, Oldenlandia, Pongamia, Spermacoce, Glossostigma and Camellia. Date: 21 August 2015. Source: Own work. Author: വരി വര. Theretra nessus Yam Hawk Moth Theretra nessus.jpg Theretra nessus, In Mangaon, Maharashtra, India Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropoda Class:Insecta Order:Lepidoptera Family:Sphingidae Genus:Theretra Species:T. nessus Binomial name Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773)[1] Synonyms Sphinx nessus Drury, 1773 Sphinx equestris Fabricius, 1793 Chaerocampa nessus rubicundus (Schaufuss, 1870) Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.