Xanthopan morganii

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Family: Sphingidae (hawkmoths) > Subfamily: Sphinginae

Ecological interactions

Pollinations of flowers occurring in southern Africa

• Orchidaceae

  • Aerangis kotschyana. Xanthopan morganii and Agrius convolvuli recorded as pollinators by Martins & Johnson (2007) in Kenya.

  • Rangaeris amaniensis. Xanthopan morganii, Agrius convolvuli and Coelonia fulvinotata recorded as pollinators by Martins & Johnson (2007) in Kenya.

Publications

• Martins DJ, Johnson SD. 2007. Hawkmoth pollination of aerangoid orchids in Kenya, with special reference to nectar sugar concentration gradients in the floral spurs. American Journal of Botany 94(4): 650-659. http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.4.650