Coequosa triangularis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Coequosa |
| Species: | C. triangularis
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Coequosa triangularis, the double-headed hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit]It is known from the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
Description
[edit]The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805. The wingspan is about 130 mm, making it Australia's largest hawk moth. Adults are yellow and brown with broad wavy markings.[2]
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Male ventral
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Banksia ericifolia, Grevillea robusta, Hakea dactyloides, Macadamia integrifolia, Persoonia levis and Stenocarpus sinuatus. Full-grown larvae are about 100 mm long.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coequosa triangularis.
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 December 2013). "Coequosa triangularis (Donovan, 1805) Double Headed Hawk Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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