Biology:Cechenena aegrota

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Short description: Species of moth

Cechenena aegrota
Cechenena aegrota MHNT CUT 2010 302 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Cechenena aegrota MHNT CUT 2010 302 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification
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C. aegrota
Binomial name
Cechenena aegrota
(Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Pergesa aegrota Butler, 1875
  • Cechenena albicosta Tutt, 1904
  • Cechenena aegrota occidentalis Clark, 1935

Cechenena aegrota, the mottled green hawkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.[1] It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India (Sikkim, Meghalaya), Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, southern China (Hainan, Hong Kong) and Vietnam.[2]

Males in this species have a wingspan of 72-76 millimetres, while females have a wingspan of 88-92 millimetres. This species is sexually dichromatic, with females being darker and browner than males. Adults are on wing from March to December, with a main peak in April in Hong Kong.[3]

The larvae feed on Psychotria species.

Subspecies

  • Cechenena aegrota aegrota
  • Cechenena aegrota kueppersi Eitschberger, 2007 (northern Vietnam)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2543344 entry