Cephonodes janus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Cephonodes janus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cephonodes Rank Species

Similar Cephonodes kingii, Cephonodes picus, Hippotion scrofa, Cephonodes, Hippotion

Cephonodes janus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Queensland, Flores and New Caledonia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. This species has a very narrow opaque margin around the wings, and a uniformly brown abdomen.

Subspecies

Cephonodes janus janus (Queensland)

Cephonodes janus austrosundanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Flores)

Cephonodes janus simplex Rothschild, 1894 (New Caledonia)

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