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)

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