''Cephonodes'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in 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, bu ...

. (''Cephanodes'' is a frequent misspelling.) The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Species

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Cephonodes apus ''Cephonodes apus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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 b ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

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 ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''

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), ...

'' Clark 1923 *''

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 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *''

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 wingsp ...

'' Miskin, 1891 *''

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 g ...

'' (W. S. Macleay, 1826) *'' Cephonodes leucogaster'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Cephonodes lifuensis'' Rothschild, 1894 *'' Cephonodes novebudensis'' Clark, 1927 *''

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 Strai ...

'' (Cramer, 1777) *''

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 ...

'' Rebel, 1907 *'' Cephonodes rufescens'' Griveaud, 1960 *'' Cephonodes santome'' Pierre, 2002 *''

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 ...

'' Griveaud, 1960 *''

Cephonodes titan ''Cephonodes titan'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Ambon. It is the largest species of the genus ''Cephonodes ''Cephonodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. (''Cephanodes'' is a frequent misspelling.) The ...

'' Rothschild, 1899 *''

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 ...

'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) *''

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 ...

'' Butler, 1889 *''

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 abo ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Gallery

Cephonodes banksi johani MHNT CUT 2010 0 137 Punkak Palopo South Sulawesi.jpg, ''

'' Cephonodes hylas hyles MHNT CUT 2010 0 138 Mae Tha Lamphun Thailand female.jpg, ''

'' Cephonodes kingii MHNT CUT 2010 0 138 Cambridge Park, New South Wales Australia female.jpg, ''

'' Cephonodes picus MHNT CUT 2010 138 Aurangabad India male.jpg, ''

References

Dilophonotini Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Dilophonotini-stub