Synonymized with Pseudoclanis postica as a subspecies by Clark, 1928, Proc. New Engl. zool. Club 10: 34. Gehlen, 1929, Int. ent. Z. 22: 356, agreed with this decision. Queried as a synonym of the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 66. Implicitly raised to species status by Pierre, 1992, Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 97: 284. Treated as a synonym of Pseudoclanis postica postica by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.21. Reinstated as a species by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 64.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
