Cechetra minor

Cechetra minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Cechenena
Species:	C. minor
Binomial name
	Cechenena minor; (Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
	Chaerocampa minor Butler, 1875; Theretra striata Rothschild, 1894; Cechenena minor olivascens (Mell, 1922);

Cechenena minor is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from northern India, Nepal, Thailand, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan and Vietnam.^[2]

The wingspan is 90–98 mm. The upperside of the thorax is lacking a pale medial band. There are seven postmedian lines on the forewing upperside and seven lines on the distal half of the wing. The forewing underside ground colour is orange-beige.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Saurauia pundiana, Vitis and Amorphophallus species in India and Cayratia japonica in China.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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