African Moths Gambia


 

Afroclanis calcareus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)

Ruby Polyptychus.

SYNONYMS
Polyptychus calcareus, Afroclanis burorum,


SPECIES IN GENUS :- 2
calcareus, neavi,

 

DISTRIBUTION
DRCongo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Bridelia maicrantha, Pterocarpus rotundifolius,

Afroclanis calcareus
Upperside (ZM)
 

Upperside (ZM)

 
Upperside
Afroclanis calcareus   Afroclanis calcareus   Afroclanis calcareus
Photo: Oxford Museum
 

Photo: Oxford Museum

 
Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside
 
Upperside
 
Live (ZA)
Afroclanis calcareus   Afroclanis calcareus   Afroclanis calcareus
Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: H. Roland
Live (ZA)
 
 
Distribution Map
Afroclanis calcareus     Map
Photo: H. Roland