Cephonodes hylas

Cephonodes hylas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Cephonodes
Species:	C. hylas
Binomial name
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, [1771])
Synonyms
Sphinx hylas Linnaeus, [1771]

The Pellucid Hawk Moth (Cephonodes hylas) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Found in Africa, India, South-East Asia and Australia, the Cephonodes hylas has a wingspan of 45-73 mm. It's larvae feed on Burchellia, Gardenia, Kraussia, Pavetta and Vangueria species.

Subspecies

• Cephonodes hylas hylas (Sri Lanka to China and Japan)
• Cephonodes hylas australis - Kitching & Cadiou, 2000 (Australia)
• Cephonodes hylas melanogaster - Cadiou, 1998 (Indonesia)
• Cephonodes hylas virescens - (Linnaeus 1771) (Ethiopian Region including Madagascar and the Seychelles)

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  Cephonodes hylas larvae on Catunaregam spinosa in Hyderabad, India.

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  Cephonodes hylas larvae on Catunaregam spinosa in Hyderabad, India.

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  Cephonodes hylas larvae on Catunaregam spinosa in Hyderabad, India.

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  Cephonodes hylas larvae on Catunaregam spinosa in Hyderabad, India.

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  Pellucid Hawk Moth in Bangalore, India

External links

• Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic - Cephonodes hylas

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