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Rufoclanis rosea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Rufoclanis
Species:	R. rosea
Binomial name
Rufoclanis rosea (H. Druce, 1882)
Synonyms
Polyptychus orientalis Clark, 1936 Rufoclanis rosea meloui Oberthür, 1913 Triptogon reducta Karsch, 1891 Triptogon rosea H. Druce, 1882

Rufoclanis rosea is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is known from forests in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania and Uganda.

The length of the forewings is 30–32 mm for males.

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.

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