''Chloroclanis'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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, containing one species, ''Chloroclanis virescens'', which is known from forest from west Africa to

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, the Congo,

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and western

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and

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. The length of the forewings is 28–30 mm for males.

Subspecies

*''Chloroclanis virescens virescens'' *''Chloroclanis virescens ochracea'' (Gehlen, 1951) (Central African Republic) *''Chloroclanis virescens tanzanica'' Carcasson, 1968 (Tanzania)

References

Smerinthini Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson Moths of Africa Monotypic moth genera Sphingidae genera {{Smerinthini-stub