Cechenena transpacifica

Cechenena transpacifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Cechenena
Species: C. transpacifica
Binomial name
Cechenena transpacifica
Clark, 1923[1]

Cechenena transpacifica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.

This moth is similar to Cechenena chimaera, but the basal area of the forewing underside is reddish-ochre. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The intensity of the dark pattern of the forewing upperside in males is highly variable, ranging from very heavily marked to nearly unmarked.

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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