''Pseudoclanis'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in the family
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, ...
erected by
Walter Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...
in 1894.
They are found in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
Species
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Pseudoclanis abyssinicus''
(Lucas 1857)
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Pseudoclanis aequabilis''
Darge, 2005
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Pseudoclanis axis''
Darge 1993
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Pseudoclanis biokoensis''
Darge 1991
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Pseudoclanis canui''
Darge 1991
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Pseudoclanis diana''
Gehlen 1922
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Pseudoclanis evestigata''
Kernbach 1955
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Pseudoclanis kakamegae''
Eitschberger, 2007
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Pseudoclanis kenyae''
Clark 1928
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Pseudoclanis molitor''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)
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Pseudoclanis occidentalis''
Rothschild & Jordan 1903
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Pseudoclanis postica
''Pseudoclanis postica'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 73–95 mm.
The larvae fe ...
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(Walker 1956)
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Pseudoclanis somaliae''
Eitschberger, 2007
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Pseudoclanis tomensis''
Pierre 1992
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Pseudoclanis zairensis''
Eitschberger, 2007
References
Smerinthini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
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