Biology:Pseudoclanis occidentalis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pseudoclanis occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoclanis |
| Species: | P. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoclanis occidentalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316220409/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Pseudoclanis/occidentalis.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.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Pseudoclanis occidentalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PSEUOCCI. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2085462 entry
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