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Clanis surigaoensis

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Species of moth

Clanis surigaoensis
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Clanis
Species: C. surigaoensis
Binomial name
Clanis surigaoensis
Clark, 1928

Clanis surigaoensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.

The wingspan is about 78 mm. It is very similar to Clanis titan but the forewing apex is more attenuated and slightly falcate. There is a large cinnamon-coloured costal patch on forewing upperside.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Clanis surigaoensis


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