Biology:Pseudoclanis occidentalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Pseudoclanis occidentalis
Pseudoclanis occidentalis JH249 male up edi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Pseudoclanis
Species:
P. occidentalis
Binomial name
Pseudoclanis occidentalis
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Pseudoclanis occidentalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic and Kenya.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus natalensis, Ficus asperifolia, Ficus leprieurii, Ficus platyphylla, Ficus macrosperma, Ficus mucoso, Ficus umbellata, Urera camerunensis, Sterculia tragacantha, Loranthus and Celtis species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2085462 entry