Coenotes eremophilae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Coenotes |
| Species: | C. eremophilae
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| Coenotes eremophilae (T. P. Lucas, 1891)[1]
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Coenotes eremophilae is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891. It is known from Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[2]
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have fawn wings, and a pattern of diagonal and transverse dark marks on the abdomen.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eremophila bowmanii, Eremophila freelingii, Eremophila latrobei, Eremophila longifolia, Eremophila sturtii, Eremophila mitchellii, , Myoporum montanum, Carissa lanceolata, Gyrocarpus americanus, Prostanthera striatiflora, , , Sesamum indicum, Santalum acuminatum, Duboisia myoporoides and Clerodendrum floribundum. They are black with a white stripe along each side, a yellow dorsal stripe, many little pale dots and a row of orange spiracles along each side. On the tail, they have an entirely black curved horn.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2009-12-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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