Pseudoclanis aequabilis
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Pseudoclanis aequabilis is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Tanzania
.
The length of the forewings is 56-73 mm (dry season form) and 73-80 mm (wet season form) for males and 76 mm (dry season form) and 96 mm (wet season form) for females. The general colour of the upperside of the body and forewings is a very uniform pale grey-yellow. The thorax has a fine but well marked median black line. The underside of the wings is a very pale grey-yellow, sometimes almost white on the hindwings, with the grey margin of the outer edge less marked and sometimes with vestiges of grey transverse lines. There is no basal spot on the two wings in the dry season form. The upperside of the body and wings of the wet season form are virtually identical to those of the dry season form in their uniformity, but darker. The undersides of the wings in the wet season form are practically identical to those of the dry season form. The forewing upperside has a weak, dark grey, elongate spot on the costa. The forewing upperside is greenish grey for the wet season form.
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...
of 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. It is known from Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
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The length of the forewings is 56-73 mm (dry season form) and 73-80 mm (wet season form) for males and 76 mm (dry season form) and 96 mm (wet season form) for females. The general colour of the upperside of the body and forewings is a very uniform pale grey-yellow. The thorax has a fine but well marked median black line. The underside of the wings is a very pale grey-yellow, sometimes almost white on the hindwings, with the grey margin of the outer edge less marked and sometimes with vestiges of grey transverse lines. There is no basal spot on the two wings in the dry season form. The upperside of the body and wings of the wet season form are virtually identical to those of the dry season form in their uniformity, but darker. The undersides of the wings in the wet season form are practically identical to those of the dry season form. The forewing upperside has a weak, dark grey, elongate spot on the costa. The forewing upperside is greenish grey for the wet season form.