Biology:Cechenena minor
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | C. minor
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| Cechenena minor (Butler, 1875)[1]
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108005934/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cechenena/minor.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875) -- Lesser green hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_min.htm. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q4641349 entry
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