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Pseudoclanis molitor

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Pseudoclanis molitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Pseudoclanis
Species:
P. molitor
Binomial name
Pseudoclanis molitor
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Polyptychus molitor Rothschild & Jordan, 1912
  • Polyptychus molitor lautus Jordan, 1920
  • Pseudoclanis subviridis (Talbot, 1932)
  • Larunda sororia Kernbach, 1954

Pseudoclanis molitor is a moth from the family Sphingidae, which is known from open savanna and arid areas throughout tropical Africa.

The wingspan is 80–93 mm.

References

  1. ^ "Pseudoclanis". ftp.funet.fi. Markku Savela. Retrieved 7 November 2022.