Pseudoclanis postica
Pseudoclanis postica | |
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Pseudoclanis postica, adult | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Subfamily: | Smerinthinae |
Tribe: | Smerinthini |
Genus: | Pseudoclanis |
Species: | P. postica |
Binomial name | |
Pseudoclanis postica (Walker, 1856)[1] | |
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Pseudoclanis postica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa[2] and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 73–95 mm.
The larvae feed on Celtis spp., Trema spp., Chaetachme aristata, Ficus ingens.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. 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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