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Afroclanis neavi

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Afroclanis neavi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Afroclanis
Species:
A. neavi
Binomial name
Afroclanis neavi
(Hampson, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus neavi Hampson, 1910
  • Polyptychus martha Closs, 1911

Afroclanis neavi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe through Zambia to Tanzania.[2]

The length of the forewings is 24–28 mm for males and 28–30 mm for females.

References

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  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.