Theretra nessus  (Drury, 1773)

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: ​Sphingidae
Subfamily: ​Macroglossinae
​Tribe: ​Macroglossini
Genus: Theretra
Species: nessus

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• Common names: Yam Hawk Moth
• Distribution: Sri Lanka, India (including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore.
• Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai
• Additional notes: Attracted to light

Image locations

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Images of Theretra nessus from Thailand.

Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773) Chaiyaphum November

Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773) Chaiyaphum

Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773) Chaiyaphum

Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773) Chiang Mai

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References: 
​Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic​