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''Coequosa'' is a genus of
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, ...
first described by Francis Walker in 1856.


Species

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Coequosa australasiae ''Coequosa australasiae'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria. Description The wingspan is about 120 mm. The forewings are ligh ...
'' (Donovan, 1805) *''
Coequosa triangularis ''Coequosa triangularis'', the double-headed hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. Description The species was first described by Edward Donova ...
'' (Donovan, 1805)


References

Smerinthini Moth genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Smerinthini-stub