Batocnema coquerelii

Batocnema coquerelii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Batocnema
Species:	B. coquerelii
Binomial name
	Batocnema coquerelii; (Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
	Ambulyx coquereliiBoisduval, 1875;

Last updated May 20, 2025

Batocnema coquerelii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar, the Aldabra Islands and the Comoro Islands.^[2]

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

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-10-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ 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. doi:10.5962/p.238439 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-10-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] 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. doi:10.5962/p.238439 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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