Coelonia solani is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Mauritius, Réunion (formerly known as Île Bourbon), Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[2] It is a pollinator of some species of baobab in Madagascar, including Adansonia za.[3]
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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. solani
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It is notable for having an extremely long proboscis (up to 19 cm long), approaching that of another more famous Malagasy sphinx moth, ie, Xanthopan morganii praedicta, which has a proboscis length of over 20 cm[4][5]
Subspecies edit
- Coelonia solani solani (Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar)
- Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927 (Comoros)
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. 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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ 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
- ^ Wasserthal, Lutz (October 5, 2013). "EVOLUTION OF LONG-TONGUED HAWKMOTHS AND POLLINATION OF LONG-SPURRED ANGRAECUM ORCHIDS". WOC Orchid. 20: 280–284.
- ^ Wasserthal, L. T. (October 1997). "The Pollinators of the Malagasy Star OrchidsAngraecum sesquipedale, A. sororiumandA. compactumand the Evolution of Extremely Long Spurs by Pollinator Shift". Botanica Acta. 110 (5): 343–359. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1997.tb00650.x. ISSN 0932-8629.
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