Cechenena aegrota

Cechenena aegrota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cechenena
Species: C. aegrota
Binomial name
Cechenena aegrota
(Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Pergesa aegrota Butler, 1875
  • Cechenena albicosta Tutt, 1904
  • Cechenena aegrota occidentalis Clark, 1935

Cechenena aegrota is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Butler in 1875.[1] It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India (Sikkim, Meghalaya), Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, southern China (Hainan, Hong Kong) and Vietnam.[2]

Males in this species have a wingspan of 72-76 millimetres, while females have a wingspan of 88-92 millimetres. This species is sexually dichromatic, with females being darker and browner than males. Adults are on wing from March to December, with a main peak in April in Hong Kong.

The larvae feed on Psychotria species.

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ "Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009urn:lsid:cate-sphingidae.org:taxon:d7e1c487-6bf4-1014-884b-8757473e38d3". cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cechenena/aegrota.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_aeg.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-20.