Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Choerocampina > Theretra
Theretra oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775) – White-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
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Theretra oldenlandiae – White-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Theretra oldenlandiae (Fabricius,1775) – White-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Arisaema tortuosum (Araceae), Cayratia trifolia (Vitaceae), Impatiens balsamina (Balsaminaceae), Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae), Momordica balsamina (Cucurbitaceae), Morinda coreia (Rubiaceae), Planchonia careya (Lecythidaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Similiar species:
Theretra silhetensis has a single white abdominal line and lacks the second dark oblique post medial band on the forewing. Theretra lycetus pale double lines on abdomen becoming indistinct posteriorly see http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/2841.
References:
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Choerocampina > Theretra
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Theretra oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775) – White-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355304/Theretra-oldenlandiae
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