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Cechenena helops

Cechenena helops
Cechenena helops helops (Sphingidae), female (4194036644).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cechenena
Species: C. helops
Binomial name
Cechenena helops
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Philampelus orientalis R. Felder, 1874

Cechenena helops is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Seram, Papua New Guinea), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam.

Their wingspan is 104 to 126 millimetres (4.1 to 5.0 in). Adults are grey-green species with a large oval olive-brown spot at the base of the forewing upperside.

Dorsal

Ventral

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Tetracera species.



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