Biology:Clanis surigaoensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Clanis surigaoensis
Clanis surigaoensis BMNHE813939 male up.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Clanis
Species:
C. surigaoensis
Binomial name
Clanis surigaoensis
Clark, 1928[1]

Clanis surigaoensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines .

The wingspan is about 78 mm. It is very similar to Clanis titan but the forewing apex is more attenuated and slightly falcate. There is a large cinnamon-coloured costal patch on forewing upperside.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Clanis/surigaoensis.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q2709003 entry