Biology:Neoclanis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Neoclanis
Hawkmoth (Neoclanis basalis) (13947548845).jpg
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Neoclanis
Carcasson, 1968
Species:
N. basalis
Binomial name
Neoclanis basalis
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus basalis Walker, 1866
  • Choerocampa virgo Westwood, 1881

Neoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Neoclanis basalis, which is known from dry bush and woodland from Zimbabwe and Angola to Zambia, Tanzania and eastern Kenya.[1]

References

  1. 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 ☰ Q1757501 entry