Cechenena chimaera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cechenena |
Species: | C. chimaera
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Binomial name | |
Cechenena chimaera (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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The wingspan is about 84 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. It is very similar to Cechenena aegrota, but larger and there is a difference in the pattern on the forewing upperside.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.