Theretra orpheus

Theretra orpheus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from most of Africa.

The length of the forewings is 22–26 mm.

Subspecies

• Theretra orpheus orpheus (woodland and forest from the Cape to East Africa)
• Theretra orpheus gauthieri <small>Darge, 1991</small> (Príncipe)
• Theretra orpheus intensa <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small> (Comoro Islands)
• Theretra orpheus malgassica <small>Clark, 1933</small> (Madagascar)
• Theretra orpheus pelius <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1903</small> (Uganda, Congo to Sierra Leone)
• Theretra orpheus scotinus <small>Rothschild & Jordan, 1915</small> (Nigeria)

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