Theretra silhetensis (Walker, 1856)

Kaustubh, Kumar, Singh, Navneet, Joshi, Rahul & Mahboob Hassan, S. M., 2022, A preliminary Checklist of Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) from Saranda forest division, Jharkhand, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 122 (4), pp. 433-445 : 436

4. Theretra silhetensis (Walker, 1856) (Plate 1: Figure 3 ) Material Examined: India: Jharkhand, Saranda Forest, Manoharpur (22˚22.523’ N; 85˚12.148’ E), 246.2 masl ,

05.x.2018 - 1ex. (Coll. by K. Kaustubh) .

Distribution: India: Andaman Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia (Chandra, et al., 2014, Irungbam, et al. 2021, Singh, et al., 2021).

Host Plant: Ludwigia adscendens (Robinson, et al.,

2001).

Figures

Figures 1-6. 1. Hippotion celerio; 2. Theretra alecto; 3. Theretra silhetensis; 4. Theretra nessus; 5. Theretra clotho; 6. Theretra pallicosta.