Biology:Coelonia brevis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coelonia brevis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Coelonia |
| Species: | C. brevis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coelonia brevis Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 [1]
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q2462452 entry
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