''Trigonodes cephise'' is a moth of the family

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first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to northern

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, the Caroline Islands, Samoa and

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, Nias and other islands on the south-west of

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. The larvae feed on '' Vigna'' species, including ''

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''.

Subspecies

*''Trigonodes cephise cephise'' *''Trigonodes cephise saina'' (Nias and other islands on the south-west of Sumatra)

References

* * Catocalinae Moths described in 1779 {{Catocalinae-stub