Cephonodes
Encyclopedia
Cephonodes is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Cephonodes apusCephonodes apusCephonodes apus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Islands of Réunion and Mauritius.The upperside of the abdomen is bicoloured, the anterior half green, the posterior half red. The upperside of the head, thorax, wing bases and first four abdominal segments are unicolorous...
- (Boisduval 1833) - Cephonodes armatusCephonodes armatusCephonodes armatus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. 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...
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Cephonodes banksiCephonodes banksiCephonodes 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 abdomen upperside has a prominent transverse white line preceding a reddish-orange band...
- Clark 1923 - Cephonodes hylasCephonodes hylasThe Pellucid Hawk Moth is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Found in Africa, India, South-East Asia and Australia, the Cephonodes hylas has a wingspan of 45-73 mm....
- (Linnaeus 1771) - Cephonodes janusCephonodes janusCephonodes 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:...
- Miskin 1891 - Cephonodes kingiiCephonodes kingiiThe Gardenia Bee Hawk is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in the northern two thirds of Australia.The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults resemble bumble bees. They are mostly green with a yellow abdomen and a black band around the first few abdominal segments, and a dark mark on the next...
- (WS Macleay 1826) - Cephonodes leucogasterCephonodes leucogasterCephonodes leucogaster is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Madagascar....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Cephonodes lifuensisCephonodes lifuensisCephonodes lifuensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from New Caledonia....
- Rothschild 1894 - Cephonodes novebudensisCephonodes novebudensisCephonodes novebudensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Vanuatu.The length of the forewings is about 23 mm. It is similar to Cephonodes lifuensis....
- Clark 1927 - Cephonodes picusCephonodes picusCephonodes picus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in most of the old world tropics, including India, the Cocos-Keeling Islands, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Torres Strait Islands, Brunei and the Chagos Archipelago....
- (Cramer 1777) - Cephonodes rothschildiCephonodes rothschildiCephonodes rothschildi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Star Mountains in Papua New Guinea....
- Rebel 1907 - Cephonodes rufescensCephonodes rufescensCephonodes rufescens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Madagascar.The upperside of the head, thorax and wing bases is unicolorous brown. The abdomen is reddish mixed with brown....
- Griveaud 1960 - Cephonodes santomeCephonodes santomeCephonodes santome is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from São Tomé....
- Pierre, 2002 - Cephonodes tamsiCephonodes tamsiCephonodes tamsi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Seychelles.It is very similar to Cephonodes trochilus, but distinguishable by the reddish rather than brownish upperside of the abdomen and the white centres to the abdominal segments below. The upperside of the head, thorax...
- Griveaud 1960 - Cephonodes titanCephonodes titanCephonodes titan is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Ambon.It is the largest species of the Cephonodes genus. The upperside of the head, thorax, abdomen and wing bases is black. The underside of the thorax is orange, while the underside of the wing bases and abdomen is black. The...
- Rothschild 1899 - Cephonodes trochilusCephonodes trochilusCephonodes trochilus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Mauritius.The wingspan is 38-41 mm. It is very similar to Cephonodes tamsi, but distinguishable by the brownish rather than reddish upperside of the abdomen. The upperside of the head, thorax and wing bases are unicolorous...
- (Guerin-Meneville 1843) - Cephonodes woodfordiiCephonodes woodfordiiCephonodes woodfordii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago and the Solomon Islands....
- Butler 1889 - Cephonodes xanthusCephonodes xanthusCephonodes xanthus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Japan ....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903