Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875)

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 187-189

32. Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875) - Lesser Green Hawkmoth ( Figure 3 : N; Figure 5 : D)

1875. Chaerocampa (sic) minor Butler, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1875: 249.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 1 (25.1264ºN 94.4357ºE), 1930 m asl ,

23.vii.2019 - 2 ♂, 2 ♀, IJ1407, IJ1847, IJ1848, IJ1849; Site 2 (25.1235ºN 94.4407ºE), 2036 m asl, 24.vii.2019 - 1 ♂, IJ1401; Site 3 (25.1171ºN 94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl, 24.vii.2019 - 2 ♂, IJ1159, IJ1160; Site 4 (25.1112ºN

94.4534ºE), 2425 m asl., 25.vii.2019 - 2 ♂, IJ1596, IJ1597, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 76 – 80 mm. Forewing length: 36 – 38 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim ( Sanyal et al., 2018); Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal ( Chandra et al., 2014); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Uttarakhand ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008). Elsewhere: Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020); China, Japan, Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995); Taiwan (Wu et al., 2020).

Larval hostplants: Saurauia pundiana ( Actinidiaceae ), Amorphophallus spp. ( Araceae ) and Vitis spp. (Vitiaceae) in India ( Bell and Scott, 1937).

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 3. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, (1858)); B. A. pseudonaga Butler, 1881; C. Deilephila elpenor macromera (Butler, 1875); D. Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758); E. H. rosetta (Swinhoe, 1892); F. Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758); G. T. clotho clotho (Drury, 1773); H. T. tibetiana Vaglia and Haxaire, 2010; I. T. lucasii (Walker, 1856); J. T. nessus nessus (Drury, 1773); K. T. oldenlandiae oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775); L. T. pallicosta (Walker, 1856); M. Cechetra lineosa (Walker, 1856); N. C. minor (Butler, 1875); O. Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894); P. R. castor aurifera (Butler, 1875); Q. R. confusa Rothschild and Jordan, 1903; R. R. olivacea (Moore, 1857).

Figure 5. Male genitalia of adult Sphingidae. A. Theretra clotho clotho (Drury, 1773): (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus. B. T. tibetiana Vaglia and Haxaire, 2010: (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus. C. Cechetra lineosa (Walker, 1856): (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus, (iv) Phallus armature. D. C. minor (Butler, 1875): (i) Genital capsule, (ii) Harpe, (iii) Aedaegus, (iv) Phallus armature.