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Pseudoclanis tomensis

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Pseudoclanis tomensis
male type
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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. ^ Pseudoclanis tomensis Pierre, 1992, AfroMoths, an online database of Afrotropical moth species
  3. ^ 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.