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''Cechenena'' is a genus of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
first described by
Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...
and Karl Jordan in 1903.


Species

*'' Cechenena aegrota'' (Butler 1875) *'' Cechenena catori'' (Rothschild, 1894) *'' Cechenena chimaera'' (Rothschild, 1894) *'' Cechenena helops'' (Walker 1856) *'' Cechenena lineosa'' (Walker 1856) *'' Cechenena minor'' (Butler 1875) *'' Cechenena mirabilis'' (Butler 1875) *'' Cechenena pollux'' (Boisduval 1875) *'' Cechenena scotti'' Rothschild 1920 *'' Cechenena sperlingi'' Eitschberger, 2007 *'' Cechenena subangustata'' Rothschild 1920 *'' Cechenena transpacifica'' Clark 1923


Gallery

Cechenena aegrota MHNT CUT 2010 302 Taiping, Perak, Malaysia, male.jpg, '' Cechenena aegrota'' Cechenena helops papuana MHNT CUT 2010 0 22 Wau New Guinea male.jpg, '' Cechenena helops'' Cechenena lineosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 22 Ban Kheun Oudomxay Province Laos female.jpg, '' Cechenena lineosa'' Cechenena minor MHNT CUT 2010 0 496 Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India male.jpg, '' Cechenena minor'' Cechenena pollux MHNT CUT 2010 0 153 Dairi (Diehl) Sumatra male.jpg, '' Cechenena pollux'' Cechenena scotti MHNT CUT 2010 0 196 - Nepal Kathmando Valley - male.jpg, '' Cechenena scotti'' Cechenena subangustata MHNT CUT 2010 0 292 Malaisie male.jpg, '' Cechenena subangustata'' Cechenena transpacifica MHNT CUT 2010 0 302 Mindanao, Surigao, Philippines, male.jpg, '' Cechenena transpacifica''


References

Macroglossini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Macroglossini-stub