Pseudoclanis postica

Pseudoclanis postica is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from South Africa[2] and Zimbabwe.

Pseudoclanis postica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Pseudoclanis
Species:
P. postica
Binomial name
Pseudoclanis postica
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Basiana postica Walker, 1856

The wingspan is 73–95 mm.

The larvae feed on Celtis species, Trema species, Chaetachme aristata, Ficus ingens.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. 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.


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