Neoclanis

Neoclanis
Neoclanis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neoclanis
Carcasson, 1968
Species: N. basalis
Binomial name
Neoclanis basalis
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus basalis Walker, 1866
  • Choerocampa virgo Westwood, 1881

Neoclanis is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing one species, Neoclanis basalis, which is known from dry bush and woodland from Zimbabwe and Angola to Zambia, Tanzania and eastern Kenya.[2]

The length of the forewings is 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) for males and up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) for females and the wingspan is 70–81 millimetres (2.8–3.2 in). The forewings are very pale greyish green, densely speckled with darker spots. The hindwings are similar, more heavily speckled and with a large red patch at the base. Females are larger, broader winged and more heavily speckled.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Neoclanis/basalis.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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