Biology:Batocnema coquerelii

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Short description: Species of moth

Batocnema coquerelii
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Batocnema
Species:
B. coquerelii
Binomial name
Batocnema coquerelii
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx coquerelii Boisduval, 1875

Batocnema coquerelii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar , the Aldabra Islands and the Comoro Islands.[2]

It is similar to Batocnema africanus, but the general pattern comprises a much better developed series of bands and patches. The forewing upperside has six, rather than two, conspicuous costal patches and stripes, the most apical of which is small, triangular and subapical.

Subspecies

  • Batocnema coquerelii coquerelii (Madagascar)
  • Batocnema coquerelii aldabrensis - Aurivillius, 1909 (Aldabra Island)
  • Batocnema coquerelii anjouanensis - Viette, 1982 (Anjouan)
  • Batocnema coquerelii comorana - Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Grande Comore)
  • Batocnema coquerelii occidentalis - Griveaud, 1971 (Madagascar)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2458378 entry