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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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| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
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| 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.
List of Cephonodes Hübner, [1819] known from India.
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771). Assam, Karnataka (Ghoparde et al.,(2013)), Kerala (Mathew et al., 2018), Madhya Pradesh (Chandra and Nema, 2007) , Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014),Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777), Himalayan region (Sanyal et al.,2018), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Madhya Pradesh (Chandra and Nema, 2007), Punjab (Singh and Kaur,2017), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand (Sondhi and Sondhi, 2016).
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.
List of Cephonodes Hübner, [1819] known from India.
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771). Assam, Karnataka (Ghoparde et al.,(2013)), Kerala (Mathew et al., 2018), Madhya Pradesh (Chandra and Nema, 2007) , Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014),Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777), Himalayan region (Sanyal et al.,2018), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Madhya Pradesh (Chandra and Nema, 2007), Punjab (Singh and Kaur,2017), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand (Sondhi and Sondhi, 2016).
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. 2022. 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. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356481/Cephonodes-hylas
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