Cephonodes janus is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Henry Miskin in 1891. It is known from the Australian state of Queensland, Flores in Indonesia, and New Caledonia east of Australia.
Cephonodes janus | |
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Cephonodes janus simplex | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Cephonodes |
Species: | C. janus
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Binomial name | |
Cephonodes janus | |
Synonyms | |
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Subspecies
edit- Cephonodes janus janus (Queensland)
- Cephonodes janus austrosundanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Flores)
- Cephonodes janus simplex Rothschild, 1894 (New Caledonia)
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-10-19.