Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Cephonodes armatus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cephonodes Rank Species | |
Similar Cephonodes picus, Cephonodes kingii, Cephonodes, Macroglossinae, Cephonodes hylas | ||
Cephonodes armatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Fiji and the northern Mariana Islands.
The upperside is deep green. It is similar to Cephonodes janus janus but abdominal segments five and six each have a small lateral red spot, or segment five has a complete red belt. The underside of the abdomen is yellow, greyish medially and laterally reddish. The forewing upperside has a marginal band.
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