Rufoclanis erlangeri

species of insect

Rufoclanis erlangeri are a type of moth. They are from the family of Sphingidae. It is from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.[2]

Rufoclanis erlangeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rufoclanis
Species:
R. erlangeri
Binomial name
Rufoclanis erlangeri
Synonyms
  • Odontosida erlangeri Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Rufoclanis erlangeris are a lot like Rufoclanis numosae. Rufoclanis erlangeri, however, are smaller and greyer.

References

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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. 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.