Biology:Cechenena helops
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cechenena |
| Species: | C. helops
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| Binomial name | |
| Cechenena helops Walker, 1856[1]
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Cechenena helops is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Seram, Papua New Guinea), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India , Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam.
Description
Their wingspan is 104 to 126 millimetres (4.1 to 5.0 in). Adults are grey green with a large oval olive-brown spot at the base of the forewing upperside.
Cechenena helops helops, female dorsal view
Cechenena helops helops, female ventral view
Biology
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Tetracera species.
Subspecies
- Cechenena helops helops (Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China, Vietnam) [2]
- Cechenena helops interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Seram)
- Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua Barat and Papua New Guinea)[3]
Cechenena helops papuana, female dorsal view
Cechenena helops papuana, female ventral view
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107223855/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cechenena/helops.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cechenena helops helops (Walker, 1856) -- Spotted green hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_hel.htm. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Spotted green hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_pap.htm. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1934184 entry
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