Coelonia mauritii (Fulvous Hawkmoth)

Coelonia mauritii (Fulvous Hawkmoth)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Family: Sphingidae (hawkmoths) > Subfamily: Sphinginae

Coelonia mauritii male [photo J. Joannou ©]

Throughout Africa south of the Sahara as well as on Mauritius and Madagascar (Pinhey 1975).

(recorded in Kroon, 1999, unless otherwise indicated)

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the following plants:

Dahlia sp.
Tecoma capensis (Cape Honeysuckle)
Cordia caffra
Convolvulus sp.
Pycnostachys urticifolia
Salvia sp.
Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato)
Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco) Recorded in Pinhey (1975).
Solanum hermannii
Clerodendrum glabrum
Duranta erecta
Lantana camara

Kroon, D.M. 1999. Lepidoptera of Southern Africa - Host-plants and other Associations. A Catalogue. Published by the author and Lepidopterists' Society of Africa, P.O. Box 477, Jukskei Park 2153, South Africa.
Pinhey, E.C.G. 1975. Moths of Southern Africa. Tafelberg, Cape Town.