''Malgassoclanis'' 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 ...
first described by
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 ...
in 1968.
Species
*''
Malgassoclanis delicatus''
(Jordan 1921)
*''
Malgassoclanis suffuscus''
(Griveaud 1959)
References
Smerinthini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson
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