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Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/ Macroglossinae (subfamily)/ Hemarini (tribe)/ Cephonodes (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Linnaeus, 1771)
Citation:	Sphinx Hylas
Original genus:	Sphinx
Publication:	Linnaeus C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum altera Generum editionis VI & Specierum editionis II.
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Pagination:	539
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945647

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Cephonodes hylas (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)		unknown		Not stated.	China	China.

Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia; Oriental: India, Malaysia, Vietnam; Palaearctic: China, Japan. The nominate subspecies does not occur in the Afrotropical region.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Eitschberger U., Mooser J. & Müller G. 2014. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna des Hoggargebirges in Südalgerien (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 203 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Angola		Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge. page 23
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Benin		Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 107 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Burkina Faso		Prost A. 1986. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae de Haute-Volta (Lep.). page xxii (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Cameroon		Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Central African Republic		Basquin P. & Pierre J. 2005. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphinx de la République Centrafricaine avec descriptions de nouvelles espèce et sous-espèce et d'une femelle inédite (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 503 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Chad		page P. Basquin
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Comoros	Mayotte (Maore)	Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 477 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Congo		Darge Ph. 2011d. Contribution to the Lepidoptera biodiversity in Africa, II: Lepidoptera of the swamp forest in the region of Ouesso (north of the Congo Brazaville Republic). page 35 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 86 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa	Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. page 1259 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Côte d'Ivoire		Mabille P. 1890a. Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886, 4e mémoire; Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur quelques autres espèces d'Afrique (Rhopalocera et Heterocera). page 34 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Djibouti		Rougeot P.-C. 1977a. Lepidoptera. – In: Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 90 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Eritrea		Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 60 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Ethiopia		Oberthür C. 1883b. Spedizione Italiana nell'Africa Equatoriale. Lepidotteri. Parte seconda. page 735 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Gabon		Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 260 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Gambia		Druce H. 1887a. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 492 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Ghana		Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 376 (as confinis)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Kenya		Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 107 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Lesotho		Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 159 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Madagascar		Saalmüller M. 1878. Mittheilungen über Madagaskar, seine Lepidopteren-fauna. page 89
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Madagascar	Sainte Marie	Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar. page 300
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Madagascar	Nosy Bé	Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar. page 300
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Malawi		Butler A. G. 1894a. On two collections of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C. B., from British Central Africa. page 674 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Maldives	Minikoi	Meyrick E. 1902a. Lepidoptera. – In: Gardiner, J. S. (ed.) The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelago. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. page 124 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Mozambique		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Namibia		Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Nigeria		Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1980b. The larger moths of Dhofar and their zoogeographic composition. page 194 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Rwanda		Schouteden H. 1933. Lépidoptères récoltés par M. Verhulst en région de Gabiru (Ruanda). page 389 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Réunion		Guillermet C. & Guillermet C. W. W. 1986. Contribution à l'étude des Papillons Hétérocères de l'Ile de la Réunion. Résultats des chasses de nuit à l'usage des amateurs et des débutants. page 139 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Senegal		Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 376 (as confinis)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Cosmoledo	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 168 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Mahé	Joannis J. de 1894. Mission scientifique de Ch. Alluaud des îles Seychelles. page 430 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Silhouette	Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 15 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Aldabra	Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 15 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Assomption	Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 15 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Poivre	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Arros	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 284 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Glorioso Islands	Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 485 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Coëtivy	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 284 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Menai	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 168 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Conception	Matyot P. 2005. The hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Seychelles: identification, historical background, distribution, food plants and ecological considerations. page 61 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Alphonse	Matyot P. 2005. The hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Seychelles: identification, historical background, distribution, food plants and ecological considerations. page 62 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	North	Gerlach K., Willi J. & Gerlach R. 2001. The ecology of North island. page 38 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Marie-Anne	Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 89 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles		Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 80 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Seychelles	Desroches	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Sierra Leone		Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 376 (as confinis)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Somalia		Holland W. J. 1896b. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Somaliland, East Africa, by Mr. William Astor Chanler and Lieutenant von Hoehnel. page 264 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 288 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	South Africa	Gauteng	Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 9
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	South Africa		Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 594 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 23 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 11 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Tanzania		Strand E. 1911i. Zoologische Ergebnisse des Expedition das Herrn Hauptmann A. D. Fromm 1908/09 nach Deutsch-Ostafrika. page 294 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Togo		Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 39
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Uganda	Ssese Islands	Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 156 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Uganda		Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 5
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Yemen		Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 80 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Eitschberger U., Mooser J. & Müller G. 2014. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna des Hoggargebirges in Südalgerien (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 203
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Angola		Rougeot P.-C. 1966a. Note sur les Lépidoptères Sphingides du Musée de Dundo (Angola). page 22
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Benin		Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 107
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Burkina Faso		Prost A. 1986. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae de Haute-Volta (Lep.). page xxii
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Cameroon		Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Central African Republic		Basquin P. & Pierre J. 2005. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphinx de la République Centrafricaine avec descriptions de nouvelles espèce et sous-espèce et d'une femelle inédite (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 503
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Chad		page P. Basquin
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Comoros	Mayotte (Maore)	Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 477
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa	Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. page 1259
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 86
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Côte d'Ivoire		Mabille P. 1890a. Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886, 4e mémoire; Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur quelques autres espèces d'Afrique (Rhopalocera et Heterocera). page 34
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Djibouti		Rougeot P.-C. 1977a. Lepidoptera. – In: Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 90
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Eritrea		Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 60
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Ethiopia		Oberthür C. 1883b. Spedizione Italiana nell'Africa Equatoriale. Lepidotteri. Parte seconda. page 735
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Gabon		Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 260
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Gambia		Druce H. 1887a. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 492
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Ghana		Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 376 (as confinis)
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Kenya		Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 107
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Lesotho		Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 159
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Madagascar	Nosy Bé	Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar. page 300
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Madagascar		Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar. page 300
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Madagascar	Sainte Marie	Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar. page 300
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Malawi		Butler A. G. 1894a. On two collections of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C. B., from British Central Africa. page 674
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Maldives	Minikoi	Meyrick E. 1902a. Lepidoptera. – In: Gardiner, J. S. (ed.) The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelago. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. page 124
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Mozambique		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Namibia		Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Nigeria		Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1980b. The larger moths of Dhofar and their zoogeographic composition. page 194
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Rwanda		Schouteden H. 1933. Lépidoptères récoltés par M. Verhulst en région de Gabiru (Ruanda). page 389
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Réunion		Guillermet C. & Guillermet C. W. W. 1986. Contribution à l'étude des Papillons Hétérocères de l'Ile de la Réunion. Résultats des chasses de nuit à l'usage des amateurs et des débutants. page 139
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Senegal		Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 376 (as confinis)
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Menai	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 168
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Coëtivy	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Poivre	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Arros	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Desroches	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Silhouette	Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 15
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Aldabra	Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 15
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Assomption	Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 15
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Cosmoledo	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 168
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles		Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 80
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Conception	Matyot P. 2005. The hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Seychelles: identification, historical background, distribution, food plants and ecological considerations. page 61
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Alphonse	Matyot P. 2005. The hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Seychelles: identification, historical background, distribution, food plants and ecological considerations. page 62
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	Glorioso Islands	Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 485
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Seychelles	North	Gerlach K., Willi J. & Gerlach R. 2001. The ecology of North island. page 38
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Sierra Leone		Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 376 (as confinis)
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Somalia		Holland W. J. 1896b. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Somaliland, East Africa, by Mr. William Astor Chanler and Lieutenant von Hoehnel. page 264
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	South Africa		Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 594
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 23
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 11
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 288
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Tanzania		Strand E. 1911i. Zoologische Ergebnisse des Expedition das Herrn Hauptmann A. D. Fromm 1908/09 nach Deutsch-Ostafrika. page 294
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Uganda		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 69
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Uganda	Ssese Islands	Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 156
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Yemen		Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 50
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Adina sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Aorantha cladantha	Rubiaceae	Gabon	Pierre J., Michaloud S. & Pierre-Baltus C. 1985. Elevages de quelques Lépidoptères Sphingides à Makokou, Gabon. page 9 (as Portarandia cladantha)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Burchellia bubalina	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 71 (as B. capensis)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Burchellia sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Burchellia sp.	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 137
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Canthium bibracteatum	Rubiaceae	Seychelles	Gerlach J. 1998a. New and rediscovered animals in Seychelles. page 76
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Coffea robusta	Rubiaceae	Uganda	Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 5
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Coffea sp.	Rubiaceae	Angola	Rougeot P.-C. 1966a. Note sur les Lépidoptères Sphingides du Musée de Dundo (Angola). page 22
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Coffea sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Gardenia augusta	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 65
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Gardenia jasminoides	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 80
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Gardenia sp.	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 313
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Gardenia sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Guettarda speciosa	Rubiaceae	Seychelles	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Hymenodictyon sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Ixora sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Kraussia floribunda	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 83
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Kraussia lanceolata	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 313
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Kraussia sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Morelia senegalensis	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 244 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Nauclea diderrichii	Rubiaceae	Gabon	Pierre J., Michaloud S. & Pierre-Baltus C. 1985. Elevages de quelques Lépidoptères Sphingides à Makokou, Gabon. page 9
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Oxyanthus formosus	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Pavetta lanceolata	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 87
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Pavetta mollissima	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 244 (as virescens)
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Pavetta sp.	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 137
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Pavetta sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Spathodea sp.	Bignoniaceae	Kenya	Sevastopulo D. G. 1984. The Gesneriaceae and Bignoniaceae as food-plants of the Lepidoptera. page 236
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Spathodea sp.	Bignoniaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Vangueria infausta	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 97
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Vangueria sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 177
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, 1771)	Vangueria sp.	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 137
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Argocoffeopsis rupestris	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Chaetachme aristata	Ulmaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 57
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Coffea canephora	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Coffea robusta	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Coffea sp.	Rubiaceae	Angola	Rougeot P.-C. 1966a. Note sur les Lépidoptères Sphingides du Musée de Dundo (Angola). page 22
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Crossopteryx febrifuga	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Empogona lanceolata	Rubiaceae	South Africa	van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 23
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Gardenia ternifolia	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Guettarda speciosa	Rubiaceae	Seychelles	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 283
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Ixora coccinea	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63 (introduced plant)
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Morelia senegalensis	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 244
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Mussaenda elegans	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Nauclea latifolia	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Oxyanthus brevi-floris	Rubiaceae	Nigeria	MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 104
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Pavetta corymbosa	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 63
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	Pavetta mollissima	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 244

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Cephonodes hylas confinis (Boisduval, 1875)	(Boisduval, 1875)	subspecies	Synonym	Macroglossum hylas confinis
Cephonodes hylas virescens (Wallengren, 1865)	(Wallengren, 1865)	subspecies	Accepted	Potidaea hylas virescens

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