| Pseudoclanis tomensis | |
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| male type | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoclanis |
| Species: | P. tomensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoclanis tomensis Pierre, 1992
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Pseudoclanis tomensis is a species of hawkmoth of the family Sphingidae. It occurs on the island of São Tomé. [2] It was first described by Jacques Pierre in 1992. [3]
The wingspan is about 65 mm for males. The forewing upperside is very similar to Pseudoclanis postica but with a broad, dark marginal band. The hindwing upperside is bright yellow with a very straight median line.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Pseudoclanis tomensis Pierre, 1992, AfroMoths, an online database of Afrotropical moth species
- ^ Pierre, J. (1992). "Spéciation et évolution chez les Sphinx du genre Pseudoclanis Rothschild (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. [Bulletin of the French Entomological Society]. 197 (3): 281–296.
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| Pseudoclanis tomensis | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| male type | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoclanis |
| Species: | P. tomensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoclanis tomensis Pierre, 1992
[1]
| |
|
| |
| range | |
Pseudoclanis tomensis is a species of hawkmoth of the family Sphingidae. It occurs on the island of São Tomé. [2] It was first described by Jacques Pierre in 1992. [3]
The wingspan is about 65 mm for males. The forewing upperside is very similar to Pseudoclanis postica but with a broad, dark marginal band. The hindwing upperside is bright yellow with a very straight median line.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Pseudoclanis tomensis Pierre, 1992, AfroMoths, an online database of Afrotropical moth species
- ^ Pierre, J. (1992). "Spéciation et évolution chez les Sphinx du genre Pseudoclanis Rothschild (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. [Bulletin of the French Entomological Society]. 197 (3): 281–296.
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| This Smerinthini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |