Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Choerocampina > Theretra
Theretra clotho (Drury, 1773) – Common Hunter Hawkmoth
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- Early stages
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- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Theretra clotho – Common Hunter Hawkmoth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Theretra clotho (Drury, 1773) – Common Hunter Hawkmoth: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Araceae), Dillenia indica, Dillenia pentagyna (Dilleniaceae), Hibiscus mutabilis (Malvaceae) (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:
The postmedial line that runs from the apex on the forewing is very distinct in this species. In both Theretra boisduvali and Theretra sumatrensis this line is broken and indistinct.
The abdomen also lacks the medial line present in T. sumatrensis and the paired series of blacks dots of T. boisduvali.
The abdomen also lacks the medial line present in T. sumatrensis and the paired series of blacks dots of T. boisduvali.
References:
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/sphingidae/sphingidae_30_4.php [accessed 3 Oct 2015]
- [accessed 3 Oct 2015]
- http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_clo.htm [accessed 3 Oct 2015]
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Choerocampina > Theretra
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Vaidya, A. C. 2021. Theretra clotho (Drury, 1773) – Common 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/355311/Theretra-clotho
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