Cephonodes titan
Species of moth
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Cephonodes titan is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Ambon.
| Cephonodes titan | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Cephonodes |
| Species: | C. titan |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephonodes titan Rothschild, 1899[1] | |
It is the largest species of the genus Cephonodes. The upperside of the head, thorax, abdomen and wing bases is black. The underside of the thorax is orange, while the underside of the wing bases and abdomen is black. The anal tuft is brownish-orange.
