Polyptychus andosa

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Coryndon's polyptychus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. andosa
Binomial name
Polyptychus andosa
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Panacra andosaWalker, 1856
  • Polyptychus andosus

Polyptychus andosa, or Coryndon's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern and western Africa.

The length of the forewings is 26–29 mm for males and about 30 mm for females. [1]

The larvae feed on Morus and Parinare species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. 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.