Clanis deucalion

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Clanis deucalion
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Clanis
Species:
C. deucalion
Binomial name
Clanis deucalion
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Basiana deucalionWalker, 1856

Clanis deucalion, the three-lined velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from northern India and Nepal to central eastern China. [2]

The wingspan is 104–124 mm.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the introduced Robinia pseudoacacia .

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Clanis deucalion (Walker, 1856) -- Three-lined velvet hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.