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Neoclanis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Neoclanis basalis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
N. basalis

Rank
  
Genus

Neoclanis

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Neoclanis is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing one species, Neoclanis basalis, which is known from dry bush and woodland from Zimbabwe and Angola to Zambia, Tanzania and eastern Kenya.

The length of the forewings is 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) for males and up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) for females and the wingspan is 70–81 millimetres (2.8–3.2 in). The forewings are very pale greyish green, densely speckled with darker spots. The hindwings are similar, more heavily speckled and with a large red patch at the base. Females are larger, broader winged and more heavily speckled.

References

Neoclanis Wikipedia