Cechenena pollux

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Cechenena pollux
Cechenena pollux MHNT CUT 2010 0 153 Dairi (Diehl) Sumatra male dorsal.jpg
Cechenena pollux Male dorsal
Cechenena pollux MHNT CUT 2010 0 153 Dairi (Diehl) Sumatra male ventral.jpg
Cechenena pollux Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Cechenena
Species:
C. pollux
Binomial name
Cechenena pollux
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa pollux Boisduval, 1875
  • Theretra pseudonessus Rothschild, 1894
  • Cechenena pollux rubrescens Clark, 1923

Cechenena pollux is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution[]

It is known from Indonesia (Java).

Description[]

It is similar to green forms of Cechenena lineosa but the median band of the hindwing upperside is yellow. The forewing ground colour ranges from rust-brown to green.

  • Female dorsal

  • Female ventral

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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