''Cephonodes'' 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 ...
. (''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''
(Boisduval, 1833)
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Cephonodes armatus''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Cephonodes banksi''
Clark 1923
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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 E ...
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(Linnaeus, 1771)
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Cephonodes janus''
Miskin, 1891
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Cephonodes kingii''
(W. S. Macleay, 1826)
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Cephonodes leucogaster''
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Cephonodes lifuensis''
Rothschild, 1894
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Cephonodes novebudensis''
Clark, 1927
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Cephonodes picus''
(Cramer, 1777)
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Cephonodes rothschildi''
Rebel, 1907
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Cephonodes rufescens''
Griveaud, 1960
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Cephonodes santome''
Pierre, 2002
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Cephonodes tamsi''
Griveaud, 1960
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Cephonodes titan''
Rothschild, 1899
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Cephonodes trochilus''
(Guerin-Meneville, 1843)
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Cephonodes woodfordii''
Butler, 1889
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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 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 E ...
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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
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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