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Cephonodes
''Cephonodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. (''Cephanodes'' is a frequent misspelling.) The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *''Cephonodes apus'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Cephonodes armatus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Cephonodes banksi'' Clark 1923 *''Cephonodes hylas'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *'' Cephonodes janus'' Miskin, 1891 *'' Cephonodes kingii'' (W. S. Macleay, 1826) *'' Cephonodes leucogaster'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Cephonodes lifuensis'' Rothschild, 1894 *'' Cephonodes novebudensis'' Clark, 1927 *'' Cephonodes picus'' (Cramer, 1777) *'' Cephonodes rothschildi'' Rebel, 1907 *'' Cephonodes rufescens'' Griveaud, 1960 *'' Cephonodes santome'' Pierre, 2002 *'' Cephonodes tamsi'' Griveaud, 1960 *'' Cephonodes titan'' Rothschild, 1899 *'' Cephonodes trochilus'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) *'' Cephonodes woodfordii'' Butler, 1889 *'' Cephonodes xanthus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Gallery Cephonodes banksi johani MHNT CUT 2010 0 137 Punkak Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes
''Cephonodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. (''Cephanodes'' is a frequent misspelling.) The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *''Cephonodes apus'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Cephonodes armatus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Cephonodes banksi'' Clark 1923 *''Cephonodes hylas'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *'' Cephonodes janus'' Miskin, 1891 *'' Cephonodes kingii'' (W. S. Macleay, 1826) *'' Cephonodes leucogaster'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Cephonodes lifuensis'' Rothschild, 1894 *'' Cephonodes novebudensis'' Clark, 1927 *'' Cephonodes picus'' (Cramer, 1777) *'' Cephonodes rothschildi'' Rebel, 1907 *'' Cephonodes rufescens'' Griveaud, 1960 *'' Cephonodes santome'' Pierre, 2002 *'' Cephonodes tamsi'' Griveaud, 1960 *'' Cephonodes titan'' Rothschild, 1899 *'' Cephonodes trochilus'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) *'' Cephonodes woodfordii'' Butler, 1889 *'' Cephonodes xanthus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Gallery Cephonodes banksi johani MHNT CUT 2010 0 137 Punkak Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Hylas
''Cephonodes hylas'', the coffee bee hawkmoth, pellucid hawk moth or coffee clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. A widely distributed moth, it is found in the Near East, Middle East, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia. Description It has transparent wings and a stout body like a bumble bee. Its wingspan of 45–73 mm. Its marginal borders are very narrow and black. Abdomen varies in colour from yellow to green. Nominate subspecies has bright reddish 3rd and 4th abdominal segments. Larva have two colour forms, green and blackish. In greenish form, body greenish with a white-bordered blue dorsal line and whitish sub-dorsal line ending in a yellow streak at base of horn. Head and spiracles are blue. In the dark-coloured form, head brown or pale orange and rest of body smoky black. Pupa dark brown. Cephonodes hylas hyles MHNT CUT 2010 0 138 Pokhara Nepal male dorsal.jpg, Dorsal male( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Woodfordii
''Cephonodes woodfordii'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit .... It is very similar to '' Cephonodes hylas hylas'' but larger and immediately distinguishable by the orange (not white) underside of the thorax. The underside of the head, thorax and legs are orange. The underside of the abdomen is black with small orange lateral and medial patches on each sternite. The anal tuft is largely black. Subspecies *''Cephonodes woodfordii woodfordii'' *''Cephonodes woodfordii luisae'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua New Guinea) References Cephonodes Moths described in 1889 {{Dilophonotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Janus
''Cephonodes janus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Miskin in 1891. It is known from the Australian state of Queensland, Flores in Indonesia, and New Caledonia east of Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... 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) References Cephonodes Moths described in 1891 {{Dilophonotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Banksi
''Cephonodes banksi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... and Sulawesi. Description 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 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Xanthus
''Cephonodes xanthus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but .... It is known from Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu, Tanegashima, Tokara Island and the Ryukyu Archipelago). It resembles '' Cephonodes janus janus'' and '' Cephonodes trochilus'' in the unicolorous green upperside of the abdomen, and the latter especially in the somewhat deeper tint posteriorly. It is distinguishable from both by the broader forewing apical patch and the black abdominal tuft. The upperside of the abdomen is unicolorous green. The anal tuft is black and only the dorso-lateral scales are yellow. The underside of the head, thorax and abdomen are orange. References Cephonodes Moths described in 1903 Moths of Japan {{Dilophonotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Armatus
''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. Subspecies *''Cephonodes armatus armatus'' (Fiji) *''Cephonodes armatus marianna'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Mariana Islands) References Armatus Flavius Armatus (died 477), also known as Harmatius, was an Eastern Roman military commander, ''magister militum'' under Emperors Leo I, Basiliscus and Zeno, and consul. He was instrumental in the rebellion of Basiliscus against Zeno, and in his s ... Moths described in 1903 {{Dilophonotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Kingii
''Cephonodes kingii'', the gardenia bee hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found in the northern two thirds of Australia. Description 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 segment. There is a black fringe around the tip of the abdomen. The wings are mostly transparent except for an opaque area near the tip of the forewings. Cephonodes kingii MHNT CUT 2010 0 138 Cambridge Park, New South Wales Australia female dorsal.jpg, Dorsal (coll. MHNT) Cephonodes kingii MHNT CUT 2010 0 138 Cambridge Park, New South Wales Australia female ventral.jpg, Ventral (coll. MHNT) Biology Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae have been recorded on '' Gardenia jasminoides'', '' Canthium attenuatum'', '' Canthium coprosmoides'', '' Canthium odoratum'', '' Canthium oleifolium'', ''Gardenia ovularis'', '' Gardenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Rothschildi
''Cephonodes rothschildi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Star Mountains in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... References Cephonodes Moths described in 1907 {{Dilophonotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Trochilus
''Cephonodes trochilus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is often found in 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 green. The abdomen is uniformly brownish. The underside of the thorax and abdomen are uniform orange-yellow, the anal tuft yellow and the tip orange-brown, laterally partly black. The larvae feed on ''Rubia'' and ''Galium ''Galium'' is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. There are over 600 spe ...'' species. References Cephonodes Moths described in 1843 Moths of Africa Moths of Mauritius {{Dilophonotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Tamsi
''Cephonodes tamsi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Seychelles. It is very similar to ''Cephonodes trochilus ''Cephonodes trochilus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is often found in 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 ab ...'', 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 and wing bases are unicolorous green. The abdomen is uniformly reddish. The underside of the abdominal segments are medially white and laterally pale yellow, separated by black. References External links Forum Entomologi Italiani - pictures of ''Cephonodes tamsi'' Cephonodes Moths described in 1960 Moths of Seychelles {{Dilophonotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephonodes Picus
''Cephonodes picus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. 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. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The wings have uniformly narrow opaque edges. The abdomen is brown with a dark band across one abdominal segment and a dark dorsal mark on the adjacent segment. The larvae have been recorded on ''Jasminum'', ''Adina'', ''Coffea'', '' Gardenia'', ''Guettarda'', ''Morinda'', ''Pavetta'', '' Randia'', '' Tarema'' and ''Nephelium ''Nephelium'' is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to southeastern Asia. They are evergreen trees with pinnately compound leaves, and edible drupaceous fruit; one species, ''N. lappaceum'' (rambu ...''. They are green with a bluish white dorsal line and white dorsolateral ones. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
