Opistoclanis
Opistoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species Opistoclanis hawkeri.
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Male Opistoclanis hawkeri, dorsal view | |
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Male Opistoclanis hawkeri, ventral view | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Tribe: | Smerinthini |
Genus: | Opistoclanis Jordan, 1929 |
Species: | O. hawkeri |
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Opistoclanis hawkeri (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)[1] | |
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Distribution
which is known from Yunnan in China, north-eastern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam, where it has been recorded at elevations between 888 and 2,800 meters.[2]
Description
- Female dorsal view
- Female ventral view
Biology
Adults are on wing from late March to early May at the end of the dry season in Thailand.
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References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Opistoclanis hawkeri (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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