Cechenena lineosa

Cechenena lineosa

''Cechenena lineosa'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia .
Hawkmoths Hawkmoths, attracted by lights of the building at Tawau Hills Park at night. Cechenena lineosa,Fall,Geotagged,Hawkmoth,Malaysia,Moth,Sabah,Tawau

Appearance

The wingspan is 74–120 mm. It is a variable species, with regard to both forewing upperside ground colour and pattern intensity. There are seven oblique postmedian lines on the forewing upperside. There is considerable variation in the brightness of the spaces between the bands. Both the forewing and hindwing underside ground colour is orange-beige. There is a pale buff median band of variable width located on the hindwing upperside.
Hawkmoth Hawkmoth, attracted by the light of the buildings at Tawau Hills Park at night. Cechenena lineosa,Fall,Geotagged,Hawkmoth,Malaysia,Moth,Sabah,Tawau

Behavior

Adults are swift flyers and visit flowers after dusk.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Saurauia tristyla'', ''Impatiens'', ''Vitis'' and ''Polygonum'' species in India.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusCechenena
SpeciesC. lineosa
Photographed in
Malaysia