Neopolyptychus convexus

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Neopolyptychus convexus
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Neopolyptychus convexus (male)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species:
N. convexus
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus convexus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus pygarga convexusRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Polyptychus springeraeClark, 1936

Neopolyptychus convexus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brachystegia woodland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and western Tanzania. [2]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm for males and 34–44 mm for females.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ 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.


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