Biology:Cechenena minor

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Short description: Species of moth

Cechenena minor
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Scientific classification
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C. minor
Binomial name
Cechenena minor
(Butler, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa minor Butler, 1875
  • Theretra striata Rothschild, 1894
  • Cechenena minor olivascens (Mell, 1922)

Cechenena minor, the lesser green hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from northern India , Nepal, Thailand, eastern and southern China , Taiwan, southern Japan and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is 90–98 mm. The upperside of the thorax is lacking a pale medial band. There are seven postmedian lines on the forewing upperside and seven lines on the distal half of the wing. The forewing underside ground colour is orange-beige.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Saurauia pundiana, Vitis and Amorphophallus species in India and Cayratia japonica in China.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4641349 entry