- Opistoclanis
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Opistoclanis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Opistoclanis
Jordan, 1929Species: O. hawkeri Binomial name Opistoclanis hawkeri
(Joicey & Talbot, 1921)[1]Synonyms - Clanis hawkeri Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Opistoclanis is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species Opistoclanis hawkeri, which is known from China (Yunnan), north-eastern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam, where it has been recorded at altitudes between 888 and 2,800 meters.[2]
Adults are on wing from late March to early May at the end of the dry season in Thailand.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Opistoclanis/hawkeri.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/o_haw.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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