Cechenena helops

Cechenena helops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cechenena
Species: C. helops
Binomial name
Cechenena helops
Walker, 1856[1]
Synonyms
  • Philampelus orientalis R. Felder, 1874

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.

Description

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.

Biology

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

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Cechenena helops helops'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  3. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Cechenena helops papuana'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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