Biology:Afroclanis calcareus
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Afroclanis |
| Species: | A. calcareus
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| Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)[1]
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Afroclanis calcareus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brachystegia woodland from northern South Africa , Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2]
The length of the forewings is 29–32 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females and the wingspan is 68–76 mm. The forewings are reddish brown to brownish purple, with a large dark spot at the costa before the apex and a small dark stigma, The hindwings are brick red, usually darker at the margin.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331201437/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Afroclanis/calcareus.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q2964528 entry
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