Opistoclanis

Opistoclanis
	Opistoclanis hawkeri Male dorsal
	Opistoclanis hawkeri Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Tribe:	Smerinthini
Genus:	Opistoclanis; Jordan, 1929
Species:	O. hawkeri
Binomial name
	Opistoclanis hawkeri; (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Synonyms
	Clanis hawkeri Joicey & Talbot, 1921;

Opistoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species Opistoclanis hawkeri.

Distribution

which is known from China (Yunnan), north-eastern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam, where it has been recorded at altitudes between 888 and 2,800 meters.^[2]

Description

Female dorsal
Female ventral

Biology

Adults are on wing from late March to early May at the end of the dry season in Thailand.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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