African Moths Gambia


 

Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)

Cream Stripe Hawk.

SYNONYMS
Sphinx cajus, Sphinx celaeno, Chaerocampa epicles, Theretra gortys,


SPECIES IN GENUS :- 14
ankae, cajus, capensis, dominikae, jugurtha, maranguensis, monteironis, mothironi, orpheus, perkeo, rezaci, tessmanni, ugandae, viridis,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Eritrea, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Zantedeschia albomaculata, Zantedeschia aethiopica, Anona sensgalensis, Richardia albomaculata, Arum,

Theretra cajus
Upperside
 

Upperside

 
Upperside
Theretra cajus   Theretra cajus   Theretra cajus
Photo: Oxford Museum
 

Photo: Oxford Museum

 
Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside
 
Live
 
Live (ZA)
Theretra cajus   Theretra cajus   Theretra cajus
Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: C. Humphrey
 
Photo: H. Roland
 
Distribution Map
 
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