Biology:Cechenena lineosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Cechenena lineosa
Cechenena lineosa (Sphingidae) (5716808989).jpg
Scientific classification
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C. lineosa
Binomial name
Cechenena lineosa
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa lineosa Walker, 1856
  • Chaerocampa major Butler, 1875
  • Cechenena lineosa viridula Bryk, 1944

Cechenena lineosa, the striped green hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from northern India , Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China , Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).[2]

Description

The wingspan is 74–120 mm. It is a variable species, with regard to both forewing upperside ground colour and pattern intensity. There are seven oblique postmedian lines on the forewing upperside. There is considerable variation in the brightness of the spaces between the bands. Both the forewing and hindwing underside ground colour is orange-beige. There is a pale buff median band of variable width located on the hindwing upperside.

Biology

Adults are swift flyers and visit flowers after dusk.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Saurauia tristyla, Impatiens, Vitis and Polygonum species in India.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5055883 entry