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Cephonodes apus

Synonyms: Cephonodes hylas (heterotypic); Macroglossa apus

Wikipedia Abstract

Cephonodes apus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Islands of RĂ©union and Mauritius. The upperside of the abdomen is bicoloured, the anterior half green, the posterior half red. The upperside of the head, thorax, wing bases and first four abdominal segments are unicolorous green. Abdominal segment five is red, segment six to eight are red mixed with green. The abdominal tuft is orange-brown. The underside of the abdomen is mixed pale yellow and pale orange. The larvae feed on Antirhea borbonica.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0