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Cephonodes armatus

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Prey / Diet

Gardenia jasminoides (Cape jasmine)[1]
Guettarda speciosa (beach gardenia)[1]
Morinda bracteata (Indian mulberry)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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