''Clanis'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly 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 ar ...

erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Species

*'' Clanis baratana'' Brechlin, 1998 *'' Clanis bilineata'' (Walker 1866) *'' Clanis deucalion'' (Walker 1856) *'' Clanis euroa'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *'' Clanis hyperion'' Cadiou & Kitching 1990 *''

Clanis mahadeva ''Clanis mahadeva'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest coun ...

'' Gehlen, 1935 *'' Clanis mcguirei'' Eitschberger, 2004 *'' Clanis negritensis'' Hoegenes & Treadaway 1993 *'' Clanis orhanti'' Haxaire, 2001 *'' Clanis peterseni'' Eitschberger, 2004 *''

Clanis phalaris ''Clanis phalaris'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in north-eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands and northern Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known ...

'' (Cramer 1777) *'' Clanis pratti'' Joicey & Talbot 1921 *'' Clanis schwartzi'' Cadio 1993 *'' Clanis stenosema'' Rothschild & Jordan 1907 *''

Clanis surigaoensis ''Clanis surigaoensis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For exampl ...

'' Clark 1928 *''

Clanis thailandica ''Clanis thailandica'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia o ...

'' Eitschberger, 2004 *''

Clanis titan ''Clanis titan'', the scarce velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from India and Nepal east and south through Myanmar and Yunnan in south-western China to Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Mala ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *''

Clanis undulosa ''Clanis undulosa'', the wavy velvet hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. The nominate subspecies is found in the southern Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula and north-eastern China, as far ...

'' Moore 1879

Gallery

Clanis bilineata formosana MHNT CUT 2010 0 72 Wushe Taiwan male.jpg, '' Clanis bilineata'' Clanis hyperion MHNT CUT 2010 0 321 Khasi Hills Assam India female.jpg, '' Clanis hyperion'' Clanis pratti MHNT CUT 2010 0 104 Ambon Male.jpg, '' Clanis pratti'' Clanis schwartzi MHNT CUT 2010 0 321 Ban Kheum, Laos, male.jpg, '' Clanis schwartzi'' Clanis titan MHNT CUT 2010 0 240 India Kanara - male.jpg, ''

'' Clanis undulosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 23 Pulau Assan Indonesia.jpg, ''

References

Smerinthini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Smerinthini-stub