Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Wallengren, 1860)

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Rufoclanis (genus)/  Rufoclanis (subgenus)/  Rufoclanis numosae (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Wallengren, 1860)
Citation:	Smerinthus numosae n. sp.
Original genus:	Smerinthus
Publication:	Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen.
Journal:	Wiener entomologische Monatschrift
Volume:	4
Issue:	2
Pagination:	42
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31290310

Rufoclanis numosae numosae (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Rufoclanis by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 35). Male described by C. J. Swierstra (1909: 226 – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50471029).

Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Wallengren, 1860)	Holotype	♀	SNHM	Holotype ♀, SNHM.	South Africa	South Africa, Caffraria, leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Wallengren, 1860)	Botswana		D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History). page 76
Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Wallengren, 1860)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 134
Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Wallengren, 1860)	Namibia		D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History). page 76
Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Wallengren, 1860)	South Africa		Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. page 42
Rufoclanis numosae numosae (Wallengren, 1860)	Zimbabwe		D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History). page 76

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Rufoclanis numosae numosae (1)

Rufoclanis numosae numosae (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Rufoclanis consanquineous (Swierstra, 1909)	(Swierstra, 1909)	species	Misapplied	Polyptychus consanquineous
Rufoclanis numosae consanguineus (Distant, 1899)	(Distant, 1899)	subspecies	Synonym	Polyptychus numosae consanguineus
Rufoclanis numosae cytis (Druce, 1882)	(Druce, 1882)	subspecies	Synonym	Triptogon numosae cytis
Rufoclanis numosae hesperus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)	(Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)	subspecies	Synonym	Polyptychus numosae hesperus
Rufoclanis numosae mimosae (Wallengren, 1865)	(Wallengren, 1865)	subspecies	Synonym	Smerinthus numosae mimosae