Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 - Scarce Velvet Hawkmoth

Taxonomic Information

Clanis Hübner, [1819] species known from India. 
Clanis deucalion (Walker, 1856)
Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894
Clanis bilineata (Walker, 1866)
Clanis phalaris (Cramer, [1777])
Clanis hyperion Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Clanis mahadeva Gehlen, 1935 is a synonym of Clanis phalaris (Cramer, [1777]). See notes at 
https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/734
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Scarce Velvet Hawkmoth: Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
  1. OD: Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903. Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 213 (key), 218. Type locality: [India, Meghalaya,] Khasia Hills [Khasi Hills].
  2. http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/748
  3. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_tit.htm

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Scarce Velvet Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.81. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/clanis-titan, accessed 2024/12/08.