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Cechenena transpacifica

Cechenena transpacifica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.

Last revised
Jul 28, 2026
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Length
119 w
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Cechenena transpacifica
Male dorsal
Male ventral
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Cechenena
Species:
C. transpacifica
Binomial name
Cechenena transpacifica
Clark, 19231

Cechenena transpacifica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.

This moth is similar to Cechenena chimaera, but the basal area of the forewing underside is reddish-ochre. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The intensity of the dark pattern of the forewing upperside in males is highly variable, ranging from very heavily marked to nearly unmarked.

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  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2011-10-20. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.