First record of the hawkmoth Theretra lycetus (Cramer, 1775) (Sphingidae: Macroglossinae) from Bhutan
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5578.12.3.15385-15386Keywords:
Bhutan, new record, Shingidae, Theretra lycetusAbstract
The present paper reports the sighting of the hawkmoth Theretra lycetus (Cramer, 1775) from Wangdue Phodrang district of Bhutan. Addition to the present species, we have 97 species of Sphingidae in Bhutan.
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