Rufoclanis numosae

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Wavy polyptychus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rufoclanis
Species:
R. numosae
Binomial name
Rufoclanis numosae
(Wallengren, 1860) [1]
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus numosaeWallengren, 1860
  • Polyptychus consanguineusDistant, 1899
  • Rufoclanis numosae hesperus(Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)
  • Triptogon cytisDruce, 1882
  • Polyptychus fumosusRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Polyptychus kindunusStrand, 1918
  • Polyptychus pelopsFawcett, 1915

Rufoclanis numosae, the wavy polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1860. It is known from dry bush and arid savanna in much of eastern and southern Africa. [2]

The length of the forewings is 22–30 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females and the wingspan is 54–58 mm.

Subspecies

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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.


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