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Batocnema coquerelii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Batocnema coquerelii

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Batocnema

Rank
  
Subspecies

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Similar
  
Adhemarius palmeri, Xylophanes tyndarus, Adhemarius, Xylophanes, Hippotion

Batocnema coquerelii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar, the Aldabra Islands and the Comoro Islands.

It is similar to Batocnema africanus, but the general pattern comprises a much better developed series of bands and patches. The forewing upperside has six, rather than two, conspicuous costal patches and stripes, the most apical of which is small, triangular and subapical.

Subspecies

  • Batocnema coquerelii coquerelii (Madagascar)
  • Batocnema coquerelii aldabrensis - Aurivillius, 1909 (Aldabra Island)
  • Batocnema coquerelii anjouanensis - Viette, 1982 (Anjouan)
  • Batocnema coquerelii comorana - Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Grande Comore)
  • Batocnema coquerelii occidentalis - Griveaud, 1971 (Madagascar)
  • References

    Batocnema coquerelii Wikipedia