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Cephonodes janus

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Cephonodes janus
Cephonodes janus simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cephonodes
Species:
C. janus
Binomial name
Cephonodes janus
Miskin, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Cephonodes unicolor Rothschild, 1896
  • Macroglossa cunninghami Schaufuss, 1870

Cephonodes janus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Miskin in 1891. It is known from the Australian state of Queensland, Flores in Indonesia, and New Caledonia east of Australia.

Subspecies

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  • Cephonodes janus janus (Queensland)
  • Cephonodes janus austrosundanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Flores)
  • Cephonodes janus simplex Rothschild, 1894 (New Caledonia)

References

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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.