African Moths Gambia


 

Theretra capensis (Linneaus, 1764)

Cape Hawk.

SYNONYMS
Sphinx capensis, Sphinx aeas, Sphinx cecrops, Theretra immaculata, Gnathostypsis ostracina,


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

 

DISTRIBUTION
Botswana, DRCongo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Vigna, Ampelopsis, Cissus, Rhocissus digitata, Rhocissus tridentata, Rhocissus tomentosa, Vitis vinifera,

Theretra capensis
Upperside
 

Upperside

 
Upperside
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Photo: Oxford Museum
 

Photo: Oxford Museum

 
Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside
 
Upperside
 
Live (ZA)
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Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: H. Roland
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Photo: A. Liebenberg
 
Photo: L. de Beer
 
Photo: D. Bygott
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Distribution Map
 
Theretra capensis     Map
Photo: H. Roland