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Orecta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Orecta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 173 (key), 185, TS: Ambulyx lycidas Boisduval
Orecta (Ambulycini) ; [HMW, 17]
Orecta acuminata Clark, 1923
Orecta acuminata ; [HMW]
Orecta fruhstorferi Clark, 1916
Orecta fruhstorferi ; [HMW]
Orecta lycidas (Boisduval, [1875])
Ambylux lycidas Boisduval, [1875]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères, 1 : 191, TL: Brazil
tithonus (Kirby, 1886)
Orecta lycidas ; [HMW]
O. l. eos (Burmeister, 1878)
Orecta lycidas eos ; [HMW]
Orecta venedictoffiae Cadiou, 1991
Orecta venedictoffiae Cadiou, 1991; (spell.?)
Orecta venedictoffae[sic] ; [HMW]

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References:
[HMW]
Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

Some related literature:
Boisduval, [1875]
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres Hétérocéres. Tome Premier. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères, 1 : 1-568, pl. 1-11
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 1-813, : 815-972, pl. 1-67

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