Opistoclanis Explained

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.[1]

Biology

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Opistoclanis hawkeri (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 16, 2018.

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