Cechenena transpacifica

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Cechenena transpacifica
Cechenena transpacifica MHNT CUT 2010 0 302 Mindanao, Surigao, Philippines, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Cechenena transpacifica MHNT CUT 2010 0 302 Mindanao, Surigao, Philippines, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cechenena
Species:
C. transpacifica
Binomial name
Cechenena transpacifica
Clark, 1923 [1]

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.

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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.