Coelonia fulvinotata is a moth

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...

 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

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 family. It is known from most habitats, excluding the more extreme ones, throughout the Ethiopian Region, from Gambia east to Ethiopia

Ethiopia

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 and south to northern South Africa

South Africa

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 and Madagascar

Madagascar

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.

The length of the forewing is 52-55 mm for males and the wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 101-111 mm. The body and wings are brown, with two bright pink dorsal hair tufts at the base of the abdomen. The forewings are mottled and variegated with lighter brown and dark indistinct wavy lines. The hindwings are darker, with a black basal patch surrounded by a large ochreous yellow patch. Females are larger and darker. The subapical area of forewings is much paler and more conspicuous.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara

Lantana camara

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, Fraxinus floribunda, Clerodendrum heterophyllum, Dahlia variabilis and Duranta plumieri.

Subspecies

• Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata
• Coelonia fulvinotata nigrescens Basquin, 1992 (Sao Tomé and Príncipe)