Coelonia
Encyclopedia
Coelonia is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Coelonia brevisCoelonia brevisCoelonia brevis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Madagascar.The length of the forewings is about 39 mm for males....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1915 - Coelonia fulvinotataCoelonia fulvinotataCoelonia fulvinotata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from most habitats, excluding the more extreme ones, throughout the Ethiopian Region, from Gambia east to Ethiopia and south to northern South Africa and Madagascar....
- (Butler 1875) - Coelonia solaniCoelonia solaniCoelonia solani is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Mauritius, Réunion , Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.-Subspecies:*Coelonia solani solani...
- (Boisduval 1833)