Coelonia mauritii (Fulvous Hawkmoth)

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Coelonia mauritii male [photo J. Joannou ©]

Distribution

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

Larval host-plants 

(recorded in Kroon, 1999, unless otherwise indicated)

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the following plants:

Dahlia sp. Family: Asteraceae
Tecoma capensis (Cape Honeysuckle) Family: Bignoniaceae
Cordia caffra Family: Boraginaceae
Convolvulus sp. Family: Convolvulaceae
Pycnostachys urticifolia Family: Lamiaceae
Salvia sp. Family: Lamiaceae
Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) Family: Solanaceae
Nicotiana  tabacum (Tobacco) Family: Solanaceae Recorded in Pinhey (1975).
Solanum hermannii Family: Solanaceae
Clerodendrum glabrum Family: Verbenaceae
Duranta erecta Family: Verbenaceae
Lantana camara Family: Verbenaceae

Publications

• 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.