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 Sphingidae family. It is known from Madagascar.[2]
The males of this species have a wingspan of 45–55 mm, and the females of 60-70mm. 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. 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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