Cechenena transpacifica
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| Cechenena transpacifica | |
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| File:Cechenena transpacifica MHNT CUT 2010 0 302 Mindanao, Surigao, Philippines, male dorsal.jpg | |
| Male dorsal | |
| File:Cechenena transpacifica MHNT CUT 2010 0 302 Mindanao, Surigao, Philippines, male ventral.jpg | |
| Male ventral | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cechenena |
| Species: | C. transpacifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cechenena transpacifica | |
Cechenena transpacifica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.
This moth is similar to Cechenena chimaera, but the basal area of the forewing underside is reddish-ochre. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The intensity of the dark pattern of the forewing upperside in males is highly variable, ranging from very heavily marked to nearly unmarked.
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