Coelonia solani

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]

Coelonia solani
Coelonia solani male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Coelonia
Species:
C. solani
Binomial name
Coelonia solani
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx solani Boisduval, 1833
  • Sphinx astaroth Boisduval, 1875
  • Coelonia solani grisescens Saalmüller, 1884

Subspecies
  • Coelonia solani solani (Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar)
  • Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927 (Comoros)
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References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. 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.
  3. 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


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