Cephonodes janus

Cephonodes janus
Cephonodes janus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cephonodes
Species: C. janus
Binomial name
Cephonodes janus
Miskin, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Cephanodes unicolor Rothschild, 1896
  • Macroglossa cunninghami Schaufuss, 1870

Cephonodes janus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Queensland, Flores and New Caledonia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. This species has a very narrow opaque margin around the wings, and a uniformly brown abdomen.[2]

Subspecies

  • Cephonodes janus janus (Queensland)
  • Cephonodes janus austrosundanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Flores)
  • Cephonodes janus simplex Rothschild, 1894 (New Caledonia)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cephonodes/banksi.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-09. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/janus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
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