Rufoclanis haxairei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Rufoclanis
Subgenus: Rufoclanis (Rufoclanis)
Species: Rufoclanis haxairei

Name

Rufoclanis (Rufoclanis) haxairei Melichar, 2011

Type locality: Kenya, east of Garsen, west of Witu.

Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. 18-20.XII.2009. leg. M. Snížek.

References

Primary references

• Melichar, T. 2011. Un nouveau Sphingidae d'Afrique de l'est: Rufoclanis haxairei sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(4): 183–187. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Eitschberger, U. 2022. Erster Beitrag zur Rufoclanis rosea auct.-Artengruppe (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 80: 1-137. Full article (PDF). Reference page.