Taxonomic Information
Clanis Hübner, 1819 species known from India.
Clanis bilineata (Walker, 1866). India: Uttarakhand east to E. Himalaya, West Bengal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, parts of S. India; Nepal.
Clanis deucalion (Walker, 1856). India: Himachal Pradesh east to Assam; Nepal.
Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903. India: Uttarakhand east to E. Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, S. India; Nepal; Bhutan; Myanmar.
Clanis undulosa Moore, 1879. India: E. Himalaya, Nepal; Bhutan.
Clanis phalaris (Cramer, [1777]). India: Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra; Sri Lanka.
Clanis hyperion Cadiou & Kitching, 1990. India: Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh; Bhutan.
Clanis mahadeva Gehlen, 1935 is a synonym of Clanis phalaris (Cramer, [1777]). See notes at
https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/734
Note: Media code bn424 is probably Clanis hyperion.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Similar species: Clanis hyperion Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Separated from Clanis hyperion, by the pale beige patch on the upper side of the forewing not descending below vein M1 in the submarginal area.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 4 | 1 |
- OD: Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903. Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 213 (key), 218. Type locality: [India, Meghalaya,] Khasia Hills [Khasi Hills].
- http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/748
- http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/c_tit.htm
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – Scarce Velvet Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/clanis-titan, accessed 2026/02/15.