Theretra insularis subsp. mollis Jordan, 1926

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Nomenclature

Genus: Theretra

Species: Theretra insularis

Subspecies:

Theretra insularis subsp. mollis Jordan, 1926

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Some new eastern Sphingidae in Tring Museum 208

Type data:

SYNTYPES [1♂1♀] [Papua New Guinea:] St. Mathias «I., vi-vii.1923» (A.F. Eichhorn) [NHMUK]; [2♂1♀] [Papua New Guinea:] St. Mathias «I., vii.1923» (A.F. Eichhorn) [NHMUK]; [2♂] [Papua New Guinea:] St. Mathias «I., vi-vii.1923» (A.F. Eichhorn) [CMNH].

Taxonomic Notes:

Proposed as a subspecies of Theretra rhesus. Synonymized with Theretra insularis as a subspecies by Hogenes & Treadaway, 1998, Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo Suppl. 17: 100.