Rufoclanis numosae

Wavy polyptychus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Rufoclanis
Species:	R. numosae
Binomial name
Rufoclanis numosae (Wallengren, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
Smerinthus numosae Wallengren, 1860 Polyptychus consanguineus Distant, 1899 Rufoclanis numosae hesperus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) Triptogon cytis Druce, 1882 Polyptychus fumosus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Polyptychus kindunus Strand, 1918 Polyptychus pelops Fawcett, 1915

Rufoclanis numosae, the wavy polyptychus, is a type of moth. They are part of the family of Sphingidae. The species was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1860. They are found in savanna in of eastern and southern Africa.^[2]

Its forewings are 22–30mm for males. The forewings are 34–36 mm for females. Their the wingspan is from 54–58mm. The wings are greyish pinkish brown to light brown.

Subspecies

• Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Namibia, Zimbabwe, north-eastern South )
• Rufoclanis numosae rostislavi Haxaire & Melichar, 2009 (Ethiopia)
• Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869) (Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia)

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. 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.