Rethera afghanistana Daniel, 1958

Rafi, Muhammad Ather, Sultan, Amir, Kitching, Ian J., Pittaway, Anthony R., Markhasiov, Maxim, Khan, Muhammad Rafique & Naz, Falak, 2014, The Hawkmoth Fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), Zootaxa 3794 (3), pp. 393-418 : 404

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scientific name	Rethera afghanistana Daniel, 1958
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Plate 2, Fig. 37

Remarks. As the name suggests, most records of Rethera afghanistana are from Afghanistan. However, the species was recorded from “ Pakistan, 80km NW of Quetta, Kodschak-Pass [= Khojuk Pass], 2100m, v. 1965 ” by Daniel (1971); the four specimens are in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

References

Daniel, F. (1971) Osterreichische Expeditionen nach Persien und Afghanistan. Beitrage zur Lepidopterenfauna, Teil 16 (3). (Beitrag zur Bombyces und Sphinges-fauna). Annalen des (K. K.) Naturhistorischen (Hof) Museums Wien, 75, 651 - 660.