Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Bombycoidea
Sphingidae
Smerinthinae
- Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1968
-
Chloroclanis (Smerinthini) ; [HMW, 16]
W.Africa, Uganda, Congo, Tanganyika. See [About maps]
Green Polyptychus
Pseudosmerinthus virescens Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 : 435, TL: West Africa, Aburi
Polyptychus olivolinea Joicey & Kaye, 1917; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 20 (118) : 308, TL: Cameroons, Bitje, Ja River, 2000ft
ochracea (Gehlen, 1951)
Chloroclanis virescens ; [HMW]
Chloroclanis virescens tanzanica ; [HMW]
8.3.2011 (1)
- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [HMW]
- Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
- Some related literature:
- Butler, 1882
- Descriptions of new Species of Sphingidae, chiefly from Africa
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10
: 432-436
- Joicey & Kaye, 1917
- New species and forms of Sphingidae
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 20 (118)
: 305-309
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