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 Darge, 1991 (Príncipe) Theretra orpheus intensa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands) Theretra orpheus malgassica Clark, 1933 (Madagascar) Theretra orpheus pelius Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Uganda, Congo to Sierra Leone) Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Nigeria)
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