Biology:Viriclanis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Viriclanis
Viriclanis kingstoni JH197 male up edi.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Viriclanis
Aarvik, 1999
Species:
V. kingstoni
Binomial name
Viriclanis kingstoni
Aarvik, 1999[1]

Viriclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Viriclanis kingstoni, which is known from Tanzania. Both the genus and the species were first described by Leif Aarvik in 1999.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1595465 entry