Cephonodes Explained

Cephonodes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. (Cephanodes is a frequent misspelling.^[1]) The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.^[2]

Species

• Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833)
• Cephonodes armatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Cephonodes banksi Clark 1923
• Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)
• Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891
• Cephonodes kingii (W. S. Macleay, 1826)
• Cephonodes leucogaster Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
• Cephonodes lifuensis Rothschild, 1894
• Cephonodes novebudensis Clark, 1927
• Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777)
• Cephonodes rothschildi Rebel, 1907
• Cephonodes rufescens Griveaud, 1960
• Cephonodes santome Pierre, 2002
• Cephonodes tamsi Griveaud, 1960
• Cephonodes titan Rothschild, 1899
• Cephonodes trochilus (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)
• Cephonodes woodfordii Butler, 1889
• Cephonodes xanthus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus: Cephanodes; Stephens, 1835 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . 29 August 2020.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Cephonodes Hübner, [1819] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 21, 2018.