Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)

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Permalink:	THERCAJU
Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Choerocampina (subtribe)/  Theretra (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Cramer, 1777)
Citation:	Sphinx Cajus
Original genus:	Sphinx
Publication:	Cramer P. 1777. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.).
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:	9–16
Pagination:	80, index; pl. 146, fig. F
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42111976

Theretra cajus (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)		unknown		Not stated.	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], Kaap de Goede Hoop.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Eritrea		Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 61
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Lesotho		Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 160
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Nigeria		Boorman J. 1960a. Notes on the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nigeria. page 119
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 90
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 287 (as epicles)
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	South Africa		Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 595 (as epicles)
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	South Africa	Western Cape	Cramer P. 1777. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). page 80
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Zimbabwe		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 130

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Annona senegalensis	Annonaceae	Nigeria	Delf B. H. & Harris K. M. 1964. Notes on Nigerian hawkmoths. page 159
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Cordylostigma virgatum	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 245
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Richardia albomaculata	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 149
Theretra cajus (Cramer, 1777)	Zantedeschia aethiopica	Araceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 90

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Theretra cajus (1)

Theretra gordius (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Theretra celaeno (Esper, 1782)	(Esper, 1782)	species	Synonym	Sphinx celaeno
Theretra epicles (Boisduval, 1847)	(Boisduval, 1847)	species	Misapplied	Chaerocampa epicles
Theretra epicles (Boisduval, 1875)	(Boisduval, 1875)	species	Synonym	Chaerocampa epicles
Theretra gordius (Cramer, 1781)	(Cramer, 1781)	species	Misapplied	Sphinx gordius
Theretra gortys (Hübner, 1819)	(Hübner, 1819)	species	Synonym	Xylophanes gortys