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» Afroclanis calcareus - (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
Taxonomy
Afroclanis
calcareus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
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Nomenclature
Tribe:
Leucophlebiini
Genus:
Afroclanis
Species:
Afroclanis
calcareus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
New Sphingidae
92
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ German East Africa [Tanzania]: Masasi, i-ii.1905 [BMNH].
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Afroclanis by Carcasson, 1968, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 26 (3): 44.
Synonyms:
2
Media
Afroclanis calcareus, male, upperside. Tanzania, Rungwe volcano area
Afroclanis calcareus, male, upperside. Tanzania, Rungwe volcano area
Afroclanis calcareus, male, underside. Tanzania, Rungwe volcano area
Afroclanis calcareus, male, underside. Tanzania, Rungwe volcano area
Afroclanis calcareus, female, upperside. Mozambique, Port. E. Africa, Kola Valley
Afroclanis calcareus, female, upperside. Mozambique, Port. E. Africa, Kola Valley
Afroclanis calcareus, female, underside. Mozambique, Port. E. Africa, Kola Valley
Afroclanis calcareus, female, underside. Mozambique, Port. E. Africa, Kola Valley
Afroclanis calcareus, male, upperside. Tanzania, Rungwe volcano area
Afroclanis calcareus, male, underside. Tanzania, Rungwe volcano area
Afroclanis calcareus, female, upperside. Mozambique, Port. E. Africa, Kola Valley
Afroclanis calcareus, female, underside. Mozambique, Port. E. Africa, Kola Valley
Distribution
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
