Cephonodes janus
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Cephonodes janus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Miskin in 1891. It is known from the Australian state of Queensland, Flores in Indonesia, and New Caledonia east of Australia.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. This species has a very narrow opaque margin around the wings, and a uniformly brown abdomen.[2]
Subspecies
- Cephonodes janus janus (Queensland)
- Cephonodes janus austrosundanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Flores)
- Cephonodes janus simplex Rothschild, 1894 (New Caledonia)
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (15 February 2015). "Cephonodes janus (Miskin, 1891)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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