- Cechenena minor
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Cechenena minor Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Cechenena Species: C. minor Binomial name Cechenena minor
(Butler, 1875)[1]Synonyms - Chaerocampa minor Butler, 1875
- Theretra striata Rothschild, 1894
- Cechenena minor olivascens (Mell, 1922)
Cechenena 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.[2]
The wingspan is 90-98 mm. The upperside of the thorax is lacking a pale medial band. There are seven postmedian lines on the forewing upperside and seven lines on the distal half of the wing. The forewing underside ground colour is orange-beige.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Saurauia pundiana, Vitis and Amorphophallus species in India and Cayratia japonica in China.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cechenena/minor.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_min.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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