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Polyptychus anochus

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Species of moth

Polyptychus anochus
Polyptychus anochus anochus (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species: P. anochus
Binomial name
Polyptychus anochus
Rothschild & Jordan, 1906

Polyptychus anochus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Nigeria and the Congo.

The wingspan is 30–33 mm.

Subspecies

  • Polyptychus anochus anochus
  • Polyptychus anochus margo Pierre & Basquin, 2005 (Central African Republic)

References

  1. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Polyptychus anochus margo Pierre & Basquin, 2005 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Taxon identifiers
Polyptychus anochus


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