Theretra pallicosta (Walker, 1856)

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 187

30. Theretra pallicosta (Walker, 1856) - White-Edged Hunter Hawkmoth ( Figure 3 : L)

1856. Chaerocampa pallicosta Walker, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus ., 8: 145.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 3 (25.1171ºN 94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl ,

24.vii.2019 - 1♂, IJ1169, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 77 mm. forewing length: 37 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013); Karnataka (Melichar et al., 2018); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Sikkim ( Dudgeon, 1886); Uttarakhand ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008; Sanyal et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020); Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); Hong Kong ( Kendrick and Young, 2014); Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, peninsular Malaysia ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Aporosa spp. ( Phyllanthaceae ) in India and Myanmar ( Bell and Scott, 1937).

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 3. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, (1858)); B. A. pseudonaga Butler, 1881; C. Deilephila elpenor macromera (Butler, 1875); D. Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758); E. H. rosetta (Swinhoe, 1892); F. Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758); G. T. clotho clotho (Drury, 1773); H. T. tibetiana Vaglia and Haxaire, 2010; I. T. lucasii (Walker, 1856); J. T. nessus nessus (Drury, 1773); K. T. oldenlandiae oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775); L. T. pallicosta (Walker, 1856); M. Cechetra lineosa (Walker, 1856); N. C. minor (Butler, 1875); O. Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894); P. R. castor aurifera (Butler, 1875); Q. R. confusa Rothschild and Jordan, 1903; R. R. olivacea (Moore, 1857).