Pseudoclanis postica
| Pseudoclanis postica | |
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| Pseudoclanis postica, adult | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Smerinthinae |
| Tribe: | Smerinthini |
| Genus: | Pseudoclanis |
| Species: | P. postica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoclanis postica (Walker, 1856)[1] | |
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Pseudoclanis postica is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa[2] and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 73–95 mm.
The larvae feed on Celtis spp., Trema spp., Chaetachme aristata, Ficus ingens.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. 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.
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