Biology:Cechenena transpacifica
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cechenena transpacifica | |
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| Male dorsal | |
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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. transpacifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cechenena transpacifica Clark, 1923[1]
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Cechenena transpacifica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines .
This moth is similar to Cechenena chimaera, but the basal area of the forewing underside is reddish-ochre. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The intensity of the dark pattern of the forewing upperside in males is highly variable, ranging from very heavily marked to nearly unmarked.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108053634/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cechenena/transpacifica.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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Wikidata ☰ Q5055888 entry
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