Pseudoclanis tomensis
| Pseudoclanis tomensis | |
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| Male type of Pseudoclanis tomensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoclanis |
| Species: | P. tomensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoclanis tomensis Pierre, 1992[1] | |
Pseudoclanis tomensis is a species of hawkmoths of the family Sphingidae. It is known from São Tomé and Príncipe founded only in the island of São Tomé, it was first described in Pousada south of Monte Café and named it by Jacques Pierre in 1992.[2]
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 median line.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pierre, J. 1992, vol. 197(3): 281–296
Further reading
- Pierre, J. 1992. Spéciation et évolution chez les Sphinx du genre Pseudoclanis Rothschild (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France (Bulletin from the French Entomological Society) 197(3): 281–296.
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