Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869)

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Rufoclanis (genus)/  Rufoclanis (subgenus)/  Rufoclanis numosae (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1869)
Citation:	Smerinthus subjectus
Original genus:	Smerinthus
Publication:	Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow
Volume:	1
Issue:
Pagination:	328
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1812375

Rufoclanis numosae kindunus (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Downgraded to subspecies level by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 36).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, leg. Marsden.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Angola		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 subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. page 328
Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Ethiopia		Rougeot P.-C. 1984. Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1976–1982. Fascicule II. page 58
Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Kenya		Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 107 (as pelops)
Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Malawi		Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. page 13
Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Tanzania		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 subjectus (Walker, 1869)	Zambia		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

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Rufoclanis numosae kindunus (1)

Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (1)

Rufoclanis numosae kindunus (2)

Rufoclanis numosae subjectus (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Rufoclanis numosae fumosus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)	(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)	subspecies	Synonym	Polyptychus numosae fumosus
Rufoclanis numosae kindunus (Strand, 1918)	(Strand, 1918)	subspecies	Synonym	Polyptychus numosae kindunus
Rufoclanis numosae pelops (Fawcett, 1915)	(Fawcett, 1915)	subspecies	Synonym	Polyptychus numosae pelops