Cechetra minor
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cechetra |
| Species: | C. minor |
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| Cechetra minor | |
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Cechetra minor, the lesser green hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from northern India, Nepal, Thailand, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan and Vietnam.[2]
Description
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.
Cechenena minor ♂
Cechenena minor ♂ △
Cechenena minor ♀
Cechenena minor ♀ △
Biology
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. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875) -- Lesser green hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.