Species Theretra lucasii Walker, 1856
- Chaerocampa lucasii Walker, F. 1856. Sphingidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 8: 1-271 [sic].
- Theretra prattorum Clark, B.P. 1924. New Sphingidae. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club, Boston 9: 11-21 [19].
- Deilephila spilota Moore, F. in Horsfield, T. & Moore, F. 1858. A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. London : Wm. H. Allen and Co. Vol. 1 v 278 iv 11 pp. 18 pls. [issued 1858, dated 1857] [277] [sic, unavail. publ. syn.].
- Chaerocampa procne Clemens, 1859.
- Chaerocampa tenebrosa Moore, F. 1877. The lepidopterous fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877(3): 580-632 pls 58-60 [publication date: Duncan, F.M. 1937. Dates of publication of the society's Proceedings, 1859–1926. With an appendix containing the dates of publication of "Proceedings" 1830–1858, compiled by the late F.H. Waterhouse, and of the "Transactions", 1833–1869, by the late Henry Peavot, originally published in P.Z.S. 1893, 1913. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London A 107: 71–84] [595] [sic].
- Theretra latreillii prattorum Clark, B.P. 1924. New Sphingidae. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club, Boston 9: 11-21 [19].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Theretra latreillei lucasi (Walker, 1856). —
Rothschild, L.W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae. Novitates Zoologicae Supplement 9: i-cxxxv, 1-972, pls 1-67 [773] - Theretra lucasi (Walker, 1856). —
Kirby, W.F. 1892. A Synonymic Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (moths). Sphinges and Bombyces. London : Gurney & Jackson Vol. 1 xii 951 pp. [655]
Introduction
Placed as a subspecies of T. latreillii by Rothschild and Jordan (1903) however Moulds et al. (2020) presented evidence for treating the two taxa as distinct species.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; southern Asia (Pakistan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macroglossinae | 10-Apr-2024 | ADDED |