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Theretra

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Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

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Theretra
Theretra nessus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subtribe: Choerocampina
Genus: Theretra
Hübner, 1819
Type species
Choerocampa indistincta
Butler, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Florina Tutt, 1903
  • Gnathostypsis Wallengren, 1858
  • Hathia Moore, 1882
  • Oreus Hübner, 1819
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Pollination

Several species of the genus Theretra, namely Theretra japonica and Theretra nessus, have been reported to pollinate the orchid species Vanda falcata.[2]

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