Neopolyptychus spurrelli

Neopolyptychus spurrelli
	Neopolyptychus spurrelli, male, upperside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 70 miles N.W. of Dimkwa, Bibianaha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Neopolyptychus
Species:	N. spurrelli
Binomial name
	Neopolyptychus spurrelli; (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)
Synonyms
	Neopolyptychus pygarga spurrelli; Polyptychus spurrelliRothschild & Jordan, 1912;

Last updated September 17, 2025

Neopolyptychus spurrelli is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Ghana to Sierra Leone.^[2]

The forewing is 32–39 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females.

References

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