(erroneously: Cephanodes simplex)
MACROGLOSSINAE, SPHINGIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 9 December 2005)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley
(updated 9 December 2005)
(Specimen: courtesy of the
The Australian Museum)
The adult moths in this genus soon lose the scales from the wings, leaving them transparent. The moths then resemble Bumble Bees, hence the name 'Bee Hawks' for the moths in Cephonodes. This species has a very narrow opaque margin around the wings, and a uniformly brown abdomen.
The moth has a wingspan of about 5 cms.
The species is found in Queensland
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