Polyptychopsis

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Polyptychopsis
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Polyptychopsis

Carcasson, 1968
Species:
P. marshalli
Binomial name
Polyptychopsis marshalli
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus marshalliRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Polyptychus auriguttatusGehlen, 1934
  • Polyptychus marshalli meridianusKernbach, 1963

Polyptychopsis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It contains only one species, Polyptychopsis marshalli, which is known from Brachystegia woodland in large parts of Africa. [2]

The wingspan is 53–58 mm.

Subspecies

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. 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.