Cechenena helops
| Cechenena helops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cechenena |
| Species: | C. helops |
| Binomial name | |
| Cechenena helops Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1] | |
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Cechenena helops is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Seram, Papua New Guinea), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam.
Their wingspan is 104 to 126 millimetres (4.1 to 5.0 in). Adults are grey-green species with a large oval olive-brown spot at the base of the forewing upperside.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Tetracera species.
Subspecies
- Cechenena helops helops (Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China, Vietnam) [2]
- Cechenena helops interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Seram)
- Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua Barat and Papua New Guinea)[3]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Cechenena helops helops'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Cechenena helops papuana'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.