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Theretra capensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. capensis
Binomial name
Theretra capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
Sphinx capensis Linnaeus, 1764 Sphinx aeas Cramer, 1779 Sphinx cecrops Cramer, 1779 Sphinx clotho Fabricius, 1787 Sphinx immaculata Gmelin, 1790 Gnathostypsis ostracina Wallengren, 1858 Theretra capensis vinacea (Closs, 1915)

Theretra capensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from woodland and open habitats from the Cape to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique and East Africa.

The length of the forewings is 44–52 mm.

The larvae feed on Vigna species.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
2. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Theretra capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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