Rufoclanis rosea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Rufoclanis |
Species: | R. rosea |
Binomial name | |
Rufoclanis rosea (Druce, 1882)[1] |
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Rufoclanis rosea is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from forests in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]
The length of the forewings is 30-32 mm for males. Females are larger, with more rounded wings. The forewings are very pale olive brown with distinct narrow dark transverse lines, a dark dot at the base and one near the tomus.