Cechenena pollux

Cechenena pollux
Cechenena pollux Male dorsal
Cechenena pollux Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cechenena
Species: C. pollux
Binomial name
Cechenena pollux
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa pollux Boisduval, 1875
  • Theretra pseudonessus Rothschild, 1894
  • Cechenena pollux rubrescens Clark, 1923

Cechenena pollux is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Indonesia (Java).

Description

It is similar to green forms of Cechenena lineosa but the median band of the hindwing upperside is yellow. The forewing ground colour ranges from rust-brown to green.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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