Pseudoclanis tomensis
Appearance
Pseudoclanis tomensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
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[1]
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.