Cephonodes banksi | |
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Cephonodes banksi dorsal | |
Cephonodes banksi ventral | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cephonodes |
Species: | C. banksi |
Binomial name | |
Cephonodes banksi Clark, 1923 |
Cephonodes banksi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is known from the Philippines and Sulawesi.
The upperside of the abdomen is tri-coloured (the anterior is dark green, the median reddish-orange with a cream band and the posterior is brownish-orange/black). The abdomen upperside has a prominent transverse white line preceding a reddish-orange band. The rear part of the abdomen (posterior to the reddish-orange band) is brownish-orange. The head, anterior part of the thorax, forelegs and midlegs are bright orange. Females are larger and darker than males.