Theretra lycetus
# Theretra lycetus

Theretra lycetus, the white-edged hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

## Distribution

Is known from south-east Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

## Description

The abdomen upperside has pale longitudinal double lines, which become indistinct posteriorly. The forewing upperside is similar to Theretra japonica, but the contrast between the darker postmedian lines and intervening pale bands is stronger. The hindwing upperside has a reddish median band of variable width.

* Theretra lycetus ♀
* Theretra lycetus ♀ △

   Differs from theylia in being brownish in color, with but a slight pink tinge; sides of abdomen golden yellow; the two dorsal lines paler. Fore wing with the oblique stripes from the apex silvery white. Hind wing blackish, with some flesh-colored suffusion on the submarginal area. Underside more ochreous and less pink than in theylia. The form lycetus = rosina from Mussooree and Sikhim is pinker in tone and has more flesh-color on the hind wing than drancus - prunosa from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
