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Cechenena pollux

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Cechenena pollux
Cechenena pollux Male dorsal
Cechenena pollux Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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It is known from Indonesia (Java).

Description

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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.

References

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