Coelonia solani
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Coelonia solani male | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Coelonia |
Species: | C. solani
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Coelonia solani | |
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Coelonia solani is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mauritius, Réunion (formerly known as Île Bourbon), Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[2] It is a pollinator of some species of baobab in Madagascar, including Adansonia za.[3]
Subspecies[]
- Coelonia solani solani (Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar)
- Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927 (Comoros)
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Baum, D.A., 1995, A Systematic Revision of Adansonia (Bombacaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden , 1995, Vol. 82, No. 3 (1995), pp. 440-471
Categories:
- Acherontiini
- Moths described in 1833
- Moths of Madagascar
- Fauna of the Comoros
- Insects of Mauritius
- Insects of Réunion
- Fauna of the Gambia
- Moths of Africa
- Sphinginae stubs