Opistoclanis

<i>Opistoclanis</i>

Opistoclanis

Genus of moths

Opistoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species Opistoclanis hawkeri.

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Distribution

which is known from Yunnan in China, north-eastern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam, where it has been recorded at elevations between 888 and 2,800 meters.[2]

Description

  • Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view

Biology

Adults are on wing from late March to early May at the end of the dry season in Thailand.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Opistoclanis.
  1. [1]
    "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Opistoclanis hawkeri (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.


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