Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Hemarini > Cephonodes
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, [1771]) – Coffee Bee Hawkmoth; Pellucid Hawkmoth
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
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Cephonodes hylas – Coffee Bee Hawkmoth; Pellucid Hawkmoth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771) – Coffee Bee Hawkmoth; Pellucid Hawkmoth - Adina cordifolia, Gardenia sp. (Rubiaceae), Catunaregam spinosa, Coffea sp.,Hymenodictyon obovatum, Hymenodictyon orixense, Mitragyna diversifolia, Mitragyna parvifolia (Rubiaceae), Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae), Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Cephonodes picus
which has an apical thorn on its tibia, which hylas lacks. Additionally, underside head and thorax of picus is orange, whereas that of hylas is white/whitish or pale yellow.
which has an apical thorn on its tibia, which hylas lacks. Additionally, underside head and thorax of picus is orange, whereas that of hylas is white/whitish or pale yellow.
References:
- http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_hyl.htm.
- https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/SPHINGIIDAE/MACROGLOSSIDAE/cephonodes%20hylas.htm
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/hylas.html
- Bell, T.R.D & F. B. Scott. 1937. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 5. Taylor & Francis, London. Sphingidae 537p - 1 folding map - 15 pl. Pg. 247, # 72.
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Manoj P. & S. V. Ranade. 2021. Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, [1771]) – Coffee Bee Hawkmoth; Pellucid Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356481/Cephonodes-hylas
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