- Cephonodes apus
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Cephonodes apus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Cephonodes Species: C. apus Binomial name Cephonodes apus
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]Synonyms - Macroglossa apus Boisduval, 1833
Cephonodes apus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Islands of Réunion and Mauritius.[2]
The upperside of the abdomen is bicoloured, the anterior half green, the posterior half red. The upperside of the head, thorax, wing bases and first four abdominal segments are unicolorous green. Abdominal segment five is red, segment six to eight are red mixed with green. The abdominal tuft is orange-brown. The underside of the abdomen is mixed pale yellow and pale orange.
The larvae feed on Antirhea borbonica.[3]
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cephonodes/apus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Afromoths[dead link]
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