Clanis deucalion

Clanis deucalion
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Clanis
Species:	C. deucalion
Binomial name
	Clanis deucalion; (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
	Basiana deucalion Walker, 1856;

Clanis deucalion, the three-lined velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from northern India and Nepal to central eastern China.[2]

The wingspan is 104–124 mm.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the introduced Robinia pseudoacacia.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Clanis deucalion (Walker, 1856) -- Three-lined velvet hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Clanis deucalion (Walker, 1856) -- Three-lined velvet hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 14, 2018.