Polyptychus anochus | |
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Polyptychus anochus anochus (male) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Polyptychus |
Species: | P. anochus |
Binomial name | |
Polyptychus anochus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 | |
Polyptychus anochus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Nigeria and the Congo. [1]
The wingspan is 30–33 mm.
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Polyptychus baltus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Gabon.
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Polyptychus girardi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Guinea east to Cameroon.
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