Polyptychoides

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Polyptychoides
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Polyptychoides grayii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Polyptychoides
Carcasson, 1968

Polyptychoides is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1968. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1968". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 19, 2018.