Dargeclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species, Dargeclanis grandidieri, which is known from Madagascar and the Comoros.[2] [3]

Dargeclanis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Dargeclanis
Eitschberger, 2007
Species:
D. grandidieri
Binomial name
Dargeclanis grandidieri
(Mabille, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx grandidieri Mabille, 1879
  • Pseudoclanis grandidieri
  • Ambulyx watersii Butler, 1884
  • Pseudosmerinthus semnus Karsch, 1900

Species

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  • Dargeclanis grandidieri grandidieri (Madagascar)
  • Dargeclanis grandidieri comorana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Comoros)

References

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  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.
  3. ^ Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory