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Cechenena helops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Cechenena helops

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Cechenena

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Elibia dolichus, Cechenena lineosa, Ambulyx canescens, Theretra clotho, Daphnis hypothous

Cechenena helops is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Seram, Papua New Guinea), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam.

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Description

Their wingspan is 104 to 126 millimetres (4.1 to 5.0 in). Adults are grey-green species with a large oval olive-brown spot at the base of the forewing upperside.

Biology

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Tetracera species.

Subspecies

  • Cechenena helops helops (Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China, Vietnam)
  • Cechenena helops interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Seram)
  • Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua Barat and Papua New Guinea)

    • References

    Cechenena helops Wikipedia
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