Theretra mercedes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Choerocampina
Genus: Theretra
Species: Theretra mercedes

Name

Theretra mercedes Eitschberger, 2002

Type locality: Indonesia, Sum­ bawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Tembora Mts., 925 m.

Holotype: EMEM. male ♂. 28.XI.-12.XII.2000. legit local people.

• Status:   invalid   CURRENT STATUS Theretra sumatrensis

References

Primary references

• Eitschberger, U. 2002a: Theretra mercedes spec. nov., eine neue Sphingide von Sumbawa (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Neue entomologische nachrichten, 53: 55–63. Full article (PDF). Reference page.