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Taxonomy
Theretra
perkeo
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Nomenclature
Subtribe:
Choerocampina
Genus:
Theretra
Species:
Theretra
perkeo
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Usage:
valid
Reference:
A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae
781
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ Niger [Nigeria]: Ogrugru [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Theretra cajus. Raised to species status by Carcasson, 1968, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 26 (3): 130.
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Theretra perkeo, male, upperside. Guinea, Beyla
Theretra perkeo, male, upperside. Guinea, Beyla
Theretra perkeo, male, underside. Guinea, Beyla
Theretra perkeo, male, underside. Guinea, Beyla
Theretra perkeo, female, upperside. Ghana, Northern Territory, Navaro
Theretra perkeo, female, upperside. Ghana, Northern Territory, Navaro
Theretra perkeo, female, underside. Ghana, Northern Territory, Navaro
Theretra perkeo, female, underside. Ghana, Northern Territory, Navaro
Theretra perkeo, male, upperside. Guinea, Beyla
Theretra perkeo, male, underside. Guinea, Beyla
Theretra perkeo, female, upperside. Ghana, Northern Territory, Navaro
Theretra perkeo, female, underside. Ghana, Northern Territory, Navaro
Distribution
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
