Rufoclanis rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rufoclanis
Species:
R. rosea
Binomial name
Rufoclanis rosea
(H. Druce, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus orientalis Clark, 1936
  • Rufoclanis rosea meloui Oberthür, 1913
  • Triptogon reducta Karsch, 1891
  • Triptogon rosea H. Druce, 1882

Rufoclanis rosea is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is known from forests in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 30–32 mm for males. Females are larger, with more rounded wings. The forewings are very pale olive brown with distinct narrow dark transverse lines, a dark dot at the base and one near the tornus.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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