Sataspes cerberus
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Sataspes cerberus is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from the Philippines
.
The posterior sternites of the abdomen underside of the males are primrose-yellow and the basal costal tuft of the forewing and hindwing underside is yellow. The thorax and abdomen uppersides of the females have no yellow scaling and the discs on the forewing and hindwing underside are blue.
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...
of 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. It is known from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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The posterior sternites of the abdomen underside of the males are primrose-yellow and the basal costal tuft of the forewing and hindwing underside is yellow. The thorax and abdomen uppersides of the females have no yellow scaling and the discs on the forewing and hindwing underside are blue.