Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Leptoclanis pulchra | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species L. pulchra Rank Genus | |
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Leptoclanis is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing one species Leptoclanis pulchra, it is known from Brachystegia woodland from Angola and Zimbabwe to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and southern Tanzania.
The forewings are 30–35 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. The forewings are creamy green with dark green markings. The hindwings are rosy red, bordered with green. The females are darker than the males and have broader and more rounded wings.
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