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Rufoclanis
''Rufoclanis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1968. Species *''Rufoclanis erlangeri'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *''Rufoclanis fulgurans'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *''Rufoclanis jansei'' (Vari, 1964) *''Rufoclanis maccleeryi'' Carcasson, 1968 *''Rufoclanis numosae'' (Wallengren, 1860) *''Rufoclanis rosea'' (Druce, 1882) References Rufoclanis, Smerinthini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson {{Smerinthini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufoclanis Numosae
''Rufoclanis numosae'', the wavy polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren (8 June 1823 – 25 October 1894) was a Swedish clergyman and entomologist. Biography He was born in Lund, Sweden. Wallengren became a student at Lund University from 1842, was ordained a priest in 1847 and was ap ... in 1860. It is known from dry bush and arid savanna in much of eastern and southern Africa. The length of the forewings is 22–30 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females and the wingspan is 54–58 mm. Subspecies *''Rufoclanis numosae numosae'' — Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, Zimbabwe, north-eastern South Africa *''Rufoclanis numosae rostislavi'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2009 — Ethiopia *''Rufoclanis numosae subjectus'' (Walker, 1869) — Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia References Rufoclanis Moths described in 1860 Moths of Sub-Saharan Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufoclanis Rosea
''Rufoclanis rosea'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is known from forests in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania and Uganda. The length of the forewings is 30–32 mm for males. References Rufoclanis Moths described in 1882 Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxa named by Herbert Druce {{Smerinthini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufoclanis Erlangeri
''Rufoclanis erlangeri'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , .... References Rufoclanis Moths described in 1903 Fauna of Somalia Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Smerinthini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufoclanis Fulgurans
''Rufoclanis fulgurans'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from dry savanna and bush from Zimbabwe to Tanzania and eastern Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , .... The length of the forewings is 22–32 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. References Rufoclanis Moths described in 1903 Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Smerinthini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufoclanis Jansei
''Rufoclanis jansei'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... References Rufoclanis Lepidoptera of South Africa Lepidoptera of Tanzania Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Moths described in 1964 {{Smerinthini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufoclanis Maccleeryi
''Rufoclanis maccleeryi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanzania and Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , .... The length of the forewings is 32 mm. References Rufoclanis Moths described in 1968 Insects of Tanzania Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson {{Smerinthini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smerinthini
Smerinthini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson in 1865. Taxonomy *Genus ''Acanthosphinx'' Aurivillius, 1891 *Genus ''Afroclanis'' Carcasson, 1968 *Genus '' Afrosataspes'' Basquin & Cadiou, 1986 *Genus ''Afrosphinx'' Carcasson, 1968 *Genus ''Agnosia'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus '' Amorpha'' Hübner, 1809 *Genus '' Anambulyx'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus ''Andriasa'' Walker, 1856 *Genus '' Avinoffia'' Clark, 1929 *Genus '' Cadiouclanis'' Eitschberger, 2007 *Genus ''Callambulyx'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus ''Ceridia'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus '' Chloroclanis'' Carcasson, 1968 *Genus '' Clanidopsis'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *Genus ''Clanis'' Hübner, 1819 *Genus ''Coequosa'' Walker, 1856 *Genus '' Craspedortha'' Mell, 1922 *Genus '' Cypa'' Walker, 1865 *Genus '' Cypoides'' Matsumura, 1921 *Genus '' Daphnusa'' Walker, 1856 *Genus '' Dargeclanis'' Eitschberger, 2007 *Genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Herbert Carcasson
Robert Herbert Carcasson (5 December 1918, in Cheltenham, UK – 23 September 1982, in Victoria, B.C., Canada) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies, but also authored two field guides to tropical fishes. He joined the Coryndon Museum, Nairobi, as senior entomologist in 1956. He then became its director, under the museum's new name of the Natural History Museum from 1961 to 1968. During this time he was awarded a PhD for his studies on African hawkmoths. From 1969 to 1971 he was Chief Curator of the Centennial Museum, Vancouver, Canada. In 1972 he travelled in Polynesia, Melanesia, Australia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles and East Africa for production of two field guides to coral reef fish of the Indo-Pacific region. From 1973 to 1979 he was Curator of Entomology at the Museum of British Columbia. He died of cancer. Somewhat a polymath, he was fluent in a number of languages, and produced the illustrations to a number of his works, culminating in hund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphingidae Genera
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region.Scoble, Malcolm J. (1995): ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity'' (2nd edition). Oxford University Press & Natural History Museum London. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their agile and sustained flying ability, similar enough to that of hummingbirds as to be reliably mistaken for them. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
