Afroclanis calcareus
Afroclanis calcareus is a species of moth. It is in the family of Sphingidae. It can be seen in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Afroclanis |
| Species: | A. calcareus
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| Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)[1]
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Its forewings is 29–32 mm for males and 34–36 mm for females. Its wingspan is 68–76 mm.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ 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.