Rufoclanis rosea

Rufoclanis rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Rufoclanis
Species:	R. rosea
Binomial name
	Rufoclanis rosea; (Druce, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
	Polyptychus orientalis Clark, 1936; Rufoclanis rosea meloui Oberthür, 1913; Triptogon reducta Karsch, 1891; Triptogon rosea Druce, 1882;

Rufoclanis rosea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania and Uganda.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 30–32 mm for males. Females are larger, with more rounded wings. The forewings are very pale olive brown with distinct narrow dark transverse lines, a dark dot at the base and one near the tornus.

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.