Cechenena scotti

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Cechenena scotti
Cechenena scotti MHNT CUT 2010 0 196 - Nepal Kathmando Valley - male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Cechenena scotti MHNT CUT 2010 0 196 - Nepal Kathmando Valley - male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Cechenena
Species:
C. scotti
Binomial name
Cechenena scotti
Rothschild, 1920 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cechenena pundjabensisGehlen, 1931

Cechenena scotti is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India, Nepal and Vietnam.

It is similar to Cechenena lineosa , but there is pink dorsal scaling on the antenna and there is an olive-green band running along the costa that contrasts strongly with the almost white ground colour of the remainder of the wing, which is flushed pink basally.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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