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Theretra suffusa

Synonyms: Theretra hector

Wikipedia Abstract

Theretra suffusa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Andaman Islands, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and Palawan. The larvae feed on Melastoma sanguineum in India.
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Prey / Diet

Melastoma malabathricum (Malabar melastome)[1]
Melastoma sanguineum (red melastome)[1]
Solanum jacquinii (Baingun cultivated eggplnat)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0