Cechenena chimaera

Cechenena chimaera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Cechenena chimaera
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C. chimaera
Binomial name
Cechenena chimaera
Synonyms
  • Daphnis chimaera Rothschild, 1894

The wingspan is about 84 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. It is very similar to Cechenena aegrota, but larger and there is a difference in the pattern on the forewing upperside.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20.


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