Taxonomic Information
List of Cechetra Zolotuhin & Ryabov, 2012 known from India.
Cechetra bryki Ivshin & Krutov, 2018. India: Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal (TL).
Cechetra lineosa (Walker, 1856). India: Arunachal Pradesh (Chandra and Sambath 2013), Assam (Arandhara et al., 2017), Punjab (Singh and Kaur 2020).
Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875). Nepal; Northern India (Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).
Cechetra scotti Rothschild, 1920. North West India; Nepal (Rafi et al., 2014).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar to Cechetra lineosa, easily separated by the thorax which in lineosa has a pale stripe in the middle.
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| Total | 1 | 3 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875) – Lesser Green Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/cechetra-minor, accessed 2024/04/16.