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Oplerclanis rhadamistus

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Oplerclanis rhadamistus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Oplerclanis
Species:
O. rhadamistus
Binomial name
Oplerclanis rhadamistus
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781
  • Pseudoclanis rhadamistus
  • Pseudoclanis rhadamistus hyrax Pierre, 1992
  • Pseudoclanis rhadamistus malaboensis Darge, 2006

Oplerclanis rhadamistus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forest and heavy woodland from Senegal to Angola, the Congo and western Uganda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 27–30 mm for males.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. 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.