Cechenena
Encyclopedia
Cechenena is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Cechenena aegrotaCechenena aegrotaCechenena aegrota is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Butler in 1875. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India , Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, southern China and Vietnam....
- (Butler 1875) - Cechenena catoriCechenena catoriCechenena catori is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia....
- (Rothschild, 1894) - Cechenena chimaeraCechenena chimaeraCechenena chimaera is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from south-east Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines....
- (Rothschild, 1894) - Cechenena helopsCechenena helopsCechenena helops is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Malaysia , Indonesia , the Philippines , Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam.The wingspan is 104-126 mm...
- (Walker 1856) - Cechenena lineosaCechenena lineosaCechenena lineosa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia ....
- (Walker 1856) - Cechenena minorCechenena minorCechenena minor is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from northern India, Nepal, Thailand, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan and Vietnam....
- (Butler 1875) - Cechenena mirabilisCechenena mirabilisCechenena mirabilis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Himalayas in India.It differs from all other Cechenena species by the blue-green ground colour of the forewing upperside which is overlain by a dark green basal and median pattern. There is a H-shaped patch just distal to...
- (Butler 1875) - Cechenena polluxCechenena polluxCechenena pollux is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia .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....
- (Boisduval 1875) - Cechenena scottiCechenena scottiCechenena scotti is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India, Nepal and Vietnam.It is similar to Cechenena lineosa, but there is pink dorsal scaling on the antenna and there is a olive-green band running along the costa that contrasts strongly with the almost white ground colour of...
- Rothschild 1920 - Cechenena sperlingiCechenena sperlingiCechenena sperlingi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines....
- Eitschberger, 2007 - Cechenena subangustataCechenena subangustataCechenena subangustata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia ....
- Rothschild 1920 - Cechenena transpacificaCechenena transpacificaCechenena transpacifica is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines.It 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...
- Clark 1923