Cechenena aegrota explained

Cechenena aegrota, the mottled green hawkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.^[1] It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India (Sikkim, Meghalaya), Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, southern China (Hainan, Hong Kong) and Vietnam.^[2]

Males in this species have a wingspan of 72-76 millimetres, while females have a wingspan of 88-92 millimetres. This species is sexually dichromatic, with females being darker and browner than males. Adults are on wing from March to December, with a main peak in April in Hong Kong.^[3]

The larvae feed on Psychotria species.

Subspecies

• Cechenena aegrota aegrota
• Cechenena aegrota kueppersi Eitschberger, 2007 (northern Vietnam)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009urn:lsid:cate-sphingidae.org:taxon:d7e1c487-6bf4-1014-884b-8757473e38d3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020212034/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Cechenena/aegrota.html. 2012-10-20. dead. cate-sphingidae.org . 2011-10-20.
2. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875) -- Mottled green hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 14, 2018.
3. Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae. Butler, Arthur Gardiner. 511–644. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London . 9. 10. 1876 .