Cephonodes titan

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Cephonodes titan
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cephonodes
Species:
C. titan
Binomial name
Cephonodes titan

Cephonodes titan is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Ambon.

It is the largest species of the genus Cephonodes. The upperside of the head, thorax, abdomen and wing bases is black. The underside of the thorax is orange, while the underside of the wing bases and abdomen is black. The anal tuft is brownish-orange.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-10-19. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.