Rufoclanis fulgurans

Rufoclanis fulgurans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Rufoclanis
Species:	R. fulgurans
Binomial name
	Rufoclanis fulgurans; (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
	Polyptychus fulgurans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903;

Rufoclanis fulgurans is a moth in the family of Sphingidae. It is usually from Zimbabwe to Tanzania and eastern Kenya.[2]

Its wings are usually 22–32mm for males. They are up to 40mm for females. Its colour is a pale pinkish brown. It more or less runs parallel to the termen.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.