Biology:Coelonia brevis

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Short description: Species of moth

Coelonia brevis
Coelonia brevis BMNHE274165 male up.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Coelonia
Species:
C. brevis
Binomial name
Coelonia brevis
Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 [1]

Coelonia brevis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar .[2] It is a pollinator of some species of baobab in Madagascar, including Adansonia za.[3]

The length of the forewings is about 39 mm for males.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120802195301/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Coelonia/brevis.html. 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up. 
  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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