Opistoclanis

Genus of moths

Opistoclanis

Male Opistoclanis hawkeri, dorsal view

Male Opistoclanis hawkeri, ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Tribe:	Smerinthini
Genus:	Opistoclanis Jordan, 1929
Species:	O. hawkeri
Binomial name
*Opistoclanis hawkeri* (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)^[1]
Synonyms
Clanis hawkeri Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Opistoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species Opistoclanis hawkeri.

Distribution

which is known from Yunnan in China, north-eastern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam, where it has been recorded at elevations between 888 and 2,800 meters.^[2]

Description

Female dorsal view
Female ventral view

Biology

Adults are on wing from late March to early May at the end of the dry season in Thailand.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Opistoclanis.

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Opistoclanis hawkeri (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.