Polyptychoides septentrionalis

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Polyptychoides septentrionalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychoides
Species:
P. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Polyptychoides septentrionalis
Darge, 2004 [1]

Polyptychoides septentrionalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Kenya. [2]

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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. "Polyptychoides septentrionalis African Moths". www.africanmoths.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.