Cephonodes armatus

Cephonodes armatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Fiji and the northern Mariana Islands.

Cephonodes armatus
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cephonodes
Species:
C. armatus
Binomial name
Cephonodes armatus
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

The upperside is deep green. It is similar to Cephonodes janus janus but abdominal segments five and six each have a small lateral red spot, or segment five has a complete red belt. The underside of the abdomen is yellow, greyish medially and laterally reddish. The forewing upperside has a marginal band.

Subspecies

  • Cephonodes armatus armatus (Fiji)
  • Cephonodes armatus marianna Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Mariana Islands)

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.


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