Malgassoclanis delicatus
| Malgassoclanis delicatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Malgassoclanis |
| Species: | M. delicatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Malgassoclanis delicatus (Jordan, 1921)[1] | |
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Malgassoclanis delicatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar.[2]
The males of this species have a wingspan of 45–55 mm, and the females of 60–70 mm. The basic colour of their forewings is greyish brown or brownish, the hidewings are orange with external border in grey or brown. The abdomen and thorax are grey or brownish.[3]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. 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.
- ↑ Griveaud P.,1970, Sur quelques Sphingides de Madagascar (Lep.) 4ieme Note. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 1970, 75 (7; 8), p. 201-208.
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