Chaerocina
Encyclopedia
Chaerocina is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Chaerocina dohertyiChaerocina dohertyiChaerocina dohertyi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from highland forests in Kenya and Uganda.The length of the forewings is 45-49 mm. The head and thorax are dark brown, edged...
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Chaerocina ellisoniChaerocina ellisoniChaerocina ellisoni is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the highlands of Ethiopia.The length of the forewings is about 34 mm. The head and thorax are bright grass green with whitish edges. The abdomen is paler green. The forewings are bright grass green with a straight darker green...
- Hayes 1963 - Chaerocina jordaniChaerocina jordaniChaerocina jordani is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the highlands of Ethiopia.The length of the forewings is 37-38 mm. The head and body are bright deep green. The sides of the thorax are whitish pink. The forewings are deep green with four regular darker green transverse lines,...
- Berio 1938 - Chaerocina livingstonensisChaerocina livingstonensisChaerocina livingstonensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Tanzania....
- Darge, 2006 - Chaerocina mbiziensisChaerocina mbiziensisChaerocina mbiziensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Tanzania....
- Darge & Basquin, 2008 - Chaerocina meridionalisChaerocina meridionalisChaerocina meridionalis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from highland forests in southern Tanzania and Malawi.It is similar to Chaerocina dohertyi, but the black band of the hindwing is displaced towards the margin, leaving only a very narrow pink terminal fringe, which is broader...
- Carcasson, 1968 - Chaerocina nyikianaChaerocina nyikianaChaerocina nyikiana is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Malawi....
- Darge & Basquin, 2008 - Chaerocina usambarensisChaerocina usambarensisChaerocina usambarensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Tanzania....
- Darge & Basquin, 2008 - Chaerocina zombaChaerocina zombaChaerocina zomba is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Malawi....
- Darge, 2006