''Cechenena helops'' is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae first described by
Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in
Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah),
Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Seram, Papua New Guinea), the
Philippines (Palawan, Balabac),
Nepal, north-eastern
India,
Thailand, south-western
China
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and
Vietnam.
Description
Their
wingspan is . Adults are grey green with a large oval olive-brown spot at the base of the forewing upperside.
Cechenena helops helpos MHNT CUT 2010 0 225 Malaysia female dorsal.jpg, ''Cechenena helops helops'', female dorsal view
Cechenena helops helpos MHNT CUT 2010 0 225 Malaysia female ventral.jpg, ''Cechenena helops helops'', female ventral view
Biology
Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Tetracera'' species.
Subspecies
*''Cechenena helops helops'' (Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan), the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China, Vietnam)
*''Cechenena helops interposita''
Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (Seram)
*''Cechenena helops papuana''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua Barat and Papua New Guinea)
References
Cechenena
Moths described in 1903
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