Rufoclanis jansei

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Rufoclanis jansei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rufoclanis
Species:
R. jansei
Binomial name
Rufoclanis jansei
(Vari, 1964) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus janseiVari, 1964

Rufoclanis jansei is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. [2]

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.