African Moths Gambia


 

Theretra monteironis (Butler, 1882)

Lesser Cream Striped Hawkmoth.

SYNONYMS
Chaerocampa monteironis, Theretra cajus ugandae,


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

 

DISTRIBUTION
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Zantedeschia aethiopica, Arum, Richardia,

Theretra monteironis
Upperside
 
Upperside
 
Upperside
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Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside
 
Upperside
 
Live (UG)
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Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: P. Waring
Live (UG)
 
 
Distribution Map
Theretra monteironis     Map
Photo: P. Waring