Pseudoclanis
Encyclopedia
Pseudoclanis is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Pseudoclanis abyssinicusPseudoclanis abyssinicusPseudoclanis abyssinicus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sudan and Ethiopia....
- (Lucas 1857) - Pseudoclanis aequabilisPseudoclanis aequabilisPseudoclanis aequabilis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Tanzania.The length of the forewings is 56-73 mm and 73-80 mm for males and 76 mm and 96 mm for females. The general colour of the upperside of the body and forewings is a very uniform pale grey-yellow...
- Darge, 2005 - Pseudoclanis axisPseudoclanis axisPseudoclanis axis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Cameroon....
- Darge 1993 - Pseudoclanis biokoensisPseudoclanis biokoensisPseudoclanis biokoensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from São Tomé and Príncipe....
- Darge 1991 - Pseudoclanis canuiPseudoclanis canuiPseudoclanis canui is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from São Tomé and Príncipe....
- Darge 1991 - Pseudoclanis dianaPseudoclanis dianaPseudoclanis diana is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Angola and Namibia....
- Gehlen 1922 - Pseudoclanis evestigataPseudoclanis evestigataPseudoclanis evestigata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Zambia....
- Kernbach 1955 - Pseudoclanis kakamegaePseudoclanis kakamegaePseudoclanis kakamegae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Kakamega rainforest in Kenya....
- Eitschberger, 2007 - Pseudoclanis kenyaePseudoclanis kenyaePseudoclanis kenyae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi.The length of the forewings is about 45 mm for males. The forewing upperside is unicolorous light grey, with very obscure markings. There us only a single row of...
- Clark 1928 - Pseudoclanis occidentalisPseudoclanis occidentalisPseudoclanis occidentalis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic and Kenya....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Pseudoclanis posticaPseudoclanis posticaPseudoclanis postica is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from South Africa.The wingspan is 73-95 mm.The larvae feed on Celtis species....
- (Walker 1956) - Pseudoclanis somaliaePseudoclanis somaliaePseudoclanis somaliae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Somalia....
- Eitschberger, 2007 - Pseudoclanis tomensisPseudoclanis tomensisPseudoclanis tomensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from São Tomé and Príncipe.The wingspan is about 65 mm for males. The forewing upperside very similar to Pseudoclanis postica but with a broad, dark marginal band. The hindwing upperside is bright yellow with a very straight...
- Pierre 1992 - Pseudoclanis zairensisPseudoclanis zairensisPseudoclanis zairensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo....
- Eitschberger, 2007