Yam Hawk Moth

Theretra nessus

The Yam Hawk Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, northern Australia and New Caledonia. It is a recent immigrant in Oahu.
Hawk Moth Of Papua New Guinea Not sure about identifying this one, Elephant Hawk Moth Perhaps? Geotagged,Papua New Guinea,Spring,Theretra nessus

Appearance

The wingspan is 90–130 mm.
Top View Of Hawk Moth Of Papua New Guinea Not the best of images but good for further I.D of this Moth, keep in mind that the flash has burned out some of the colours and details. Geotagged,Moth Week 2018,Papua New Guinea,Spring,Theretra nessus,Yam Hawk Moth

Naming

*"Theretra nessus nessus"
⤷ "Theretra nessus albata" Fukuda, 2003
Hawk moth Theretra nessus,Yam Hawk Moth

Food

Larvae have been recorded on "Amaranthus", "Barringtonia", "Discorea", "Amorphophallus", "Impatiens", "Citrullus", "Arathis", "Boerhavia", "Knoxia", "Morinda", "Oldenlandia", "Pongamia", "Spermacoce", "Glossostigma" and "Camellia".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusTheretra
SpeciesT. nessus
Photographed in
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea