''Clanis surigaoensis'' is a species of

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of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, bu ...

. It is known from the

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. The

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is about 78 mm. It is very similar to ''

Clanis titan ''Clanis titan'', the scarce velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from India and Nepal east and south through Myanmar and Yunnan in south-western China to Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Mala ...

'' but the forewing apex is more attenuated and slightly falcate. There is a large cinnamon-coloured costal patch on forewing upperside.

References

Clanis Moths described in 1928 {{Smerinthini-stub