Rethera komarovi

Rafi, Muhammad Ather, Sultan, Amir, Kitching, Ian J., Pittaway, Anthony R., Markhasiov, Maxim, Khan, Muhammad Rafique & Naz, Falak, 2014, The Hawkmoth Fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), Zootaxa 3794 (3), pp. 393-418 : 404

R. komarovi subsp. stipularis (Swinhoe, 1885)

Plate 2, Fig. 39

Material examined. PAKISTAN, [Baluchistan,] Chaman, v. 1885 ( BMNH); [Gilgit Baltistan,] Hindukush Mts., Teru village, 36°14’N 72°40’E, 3000 m, 28. vi. 2000, Z. Varga & G. Ronkay ( SMCR); Hindukush Mts., 5 km E of Shandur pass, 36°07‘ N 72°38‘ E, 3250 m, 24.–25. vi. 2000, Z. Varga & G. Ronkay ( SMCR).

Remarks. Rethera komarovi subsp. stipularis was originally described from “Chaman, south Afghanistan ”, a locality that is now in Baluchistan, Pakistan. The distribution of this subspecies also includes Tajikistan and southeast Uzbekistan.