''Cephonodes'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) 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, ...

. (''Cephanodes'' is a frequent misspelling.) The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Species

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Cephonodes apus ''Cephonodes apus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Islands of Réunion and Mauritius. The upperside of the abdomen is bicoloured, the anterior half green, the posterior half red. The upperside of the head, thorax, win ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Cephonodes armatus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *'' Cephonodes banksi'' Clark 1923 *''

Cephonodes hylas ''Cephonodes hylas'', the coffee bee hawkmoth, pellucid hawk moth or coffee clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. A widely distributed moth, it is found in the Near East, Middle ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1771) *'' Cephonodes janus'' Miskin, 1891 *'' Cephonodes kingii'' (W. S. Macleay, 1826) *''

Cephonodes leucogaster ''Cephonodes leucogaster'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madag ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''

Cephonodes lifuensis ''Cephonodes lifuensis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia ...

'' Rothschild, 1894 *''

Cephonodes novebudensis ''Cephonodes novebudensis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country loca ...

'' Clark, 1927 *'' Cephonodes picus'' (Cramer, 1777) *''

Cephonodes rothschildi ''Cephonodes rothschildi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Star Mountains in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of ...

'' Rebel, 1907 *'' Cephonodes rufescens'' Griveaud, 1960 *'' Cephonodes santome'' Pierre, 2002 *'' Cephonodes tamsi'' Griveaud, 1960 *'' Cephonodes titan'' Rothschild, 1899 *'' Cephonodes trochilus'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) *'' Cephonodes woodfordii'' Butler, 1889 *'' Cephonodes xanthus'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Gallery

Cephonodes banksi johani MHNT CUT 2010 0 137 Punkak Palopo South Sulawesi.jpg, '' Cephonodes banksi'' Cephonodes hylas hyles MHNT CUT 2010 0 138 Mae Tha Lamphun Thailand female.jpg, ''

'' Cephonodes kingii MHNT CUT 2010 0 138 Cambridge Park, New South Wales Australia female.jpg, '' Cephonodes kingii'' Cephonodes picus MHNT CUT 2010 138 Aurangabad India male.jpg, '' Cephonodes picus''

References

Dilophonotini Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Dilophonotini-stub