Coelonia fulvinotata

Coelonia fulvinotata

''Coelonia fulvinotata'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.

The length of the forewing is 52–55 mm for males and the wingspan 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'', ''Fraxinus floribunda'', ''Clerodendrum heterophyllum'', ''Dahlia variabilis'' and ''Duranta plumieri''.
Large moth at night, Masoala, Madagascar Head to tail about 8-10 cm, so pretty large. Species under investigation. Identification traits may be found in the pink and blue colors in the neck. Africa,Coelonia fulvinotata,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Masoala,Spring,World

Naming

*''Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata''
⤷ ''Coelonia fulvinotata nigrescens'' Basquin, 1992

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusCoelonia
SpeciesC. fulvinotata
Photographed in
Madagascar