Theretra tomasi

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 tomasi

Name

Theretra tomasi Haxaire & Melichar, 2008

Type locality: Senegal, Parc National Niokolokoba, 13º1.13'N, 13º18.48'W, 200 m.

Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. VII.2004. leg. T. Melichar & T. Melichar jr.

References

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2008. Description d’un nouveau Theretra Hübner, 1819, d’Afrique de l’ouest: Theretra tomasi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 1(2): 39–44. Reference page.