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Cephonodes banksi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Cephonodes banksi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cephonodes

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Cephonodes picus, Cephonodes kingii, Cephonodes, Cephonodes hylas

Cephonodes banksi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines and Sulawesi.

The upperside of the abdomen is tri-coloured (the anterior is dark green, the median reddish-orange with a cream band and the posterior is brownish-orange/black). The abdomen upperside has a prominent transverse white line preceding a reddish-orange band. The rear part of the abdomen (posterior to the reddish-orange band) is brownish-orange. The head, anterior part of the thorax, forelegs and midlegs are bright orange. Females are larger and darker than males.

Subspecies

  • Cephonodes banksi banksi (Philippines)
  • Cephonodes banksi johani Cadiou, 1999 (Sulawesi)
  • References

    Cephonodes banksi Wikipedia