Cephonodes armatus

Cephonodes armatus
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Cephonodes
Species:	C. armatus
Binomial name
	Cephonodes armatus; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Cephonodes armatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Fiji and the northern Mariana Islands.

The upperside is deep green. It is similar to Cephonodes janus janus but abdominal segments five and six each have a small lateral red spot, or segment five has a complete red belt. The underside of the abdomen is yellow, greyish medially and laterally reddish. The forewing upperside has a marginal band.

Subspecies

Cephonodes armatus armatus (Fiji)
Cephonodes armatus marianna Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Mariana Islands)

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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