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Taxonomy
Theretra polistratus Rothschild, 1904
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Theretra
Species:
Theretra polistratus Rothschild, 1904
Usage:
valid
Reference:
New Sphingidae 440
Type data:
[Holotype] ♂ B.N.G. [Papua New Guinea]: Dinawa [(Pratt)] [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Erroneously transferred to Hippotion by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.10. Transferred back to Theretra by Moulds & Lachlan, 1998, Aust. Ent. 25: 58.