''Rufoclanis'' 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
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 Coryn ...
in 1968.
Species
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Rufoclanis erlangeri''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
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Rufoclanis fulgurans''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
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Rufoclanis jansei''
(Vari, 1964)
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Rufoclanis maccleeryi''
Carcasson, 1968
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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 entomol ...
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(Wallengren, 1860)
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Rufoclanis rosea''
(Druce, 1882)
References
Smerinthini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson
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