Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea
Family
Sphingidae
Subfamily
Macroglossinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Hemarini
Genus
Cephonodes Hübner, 1816 [1819]
Type Species
Sphinx hylas Linnaeus, 1771
= Cephanodes; Stephens 1835: 405 (an incorrect subsequent spelling)
= Potidaea Wallengren, 1858: 139 (TS: Potidaea virescens Wallengren, 1858, by original designation)
= Cephnodes; Dudgeon 1898: 419 (an incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species/Subspecies
Cephonodes picus Cramer, [1779] 1777 (Sphinx)
Type Locality
Coast of Coromandel [Tamil Nadu/Andhra Pradesh, India]
Distribution
Specific Records
West Himalayas
States/Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Coasts, Deccan Peninsula, Indian Himalaya, Islands, South India, Western Ghats