''Cephonodes tamsi'' is a

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 ...

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 the

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

. 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