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Cechenena transpacifica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Cechenena transpacifica

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cechenena

Rank
  
Species

Cechenena transpacifica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.

This moth is similar to Cechenena chimaera, but the basal area of the forewing underside is reddish-ochre. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The intensity of the dark pattern of the forewing upperside in males is highly variable, ranging from very heavily marked to nearly unmarked.

References

Cechenena transpacifica Wikipedia