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Taxonomy
Theretra lucasii (Walker, 1856)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Theretra
Species:
Theretra lucasii (Walker, 1856)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Sphingidae 141
Type data:
SYNTYPES [2♂ 1♀] North India (pres. by E. Doubleday); 1 [♀] North India (ex coll. James); 1 [♂] [Bangladesh:] Silhet [Sylhet] (ex coll. Rev. J. Stainforth) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Chaerocampa latreillii by Miskin, 1891, Proc. Roy. Soc. Qd 8: 17. Reinstated as a species by Semper, G., 1896, in Semper, C., Reise Archipel Philipp. 2: 398. Resynonymized with Theretra latreillei [sic] as a subspecies by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 773, who nevertheless stated (p. 772) that the two subspecies of latreillii intergrade completely. Reinstated as a species by Moulds, Tuttle & Lane, 2020, Hawkmoths of Australia: 3, 250.
Nomenclature notes:
A Boisduval manuscript name made available by Walker.
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Synonyms: 7



