Polyptychus anochus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Nigeria and the Congo.[1]
| Polyptychus anochus | |
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| Polyptychus anochus anochus (male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. anochus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychus anochus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
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The wingspan is 30–33 mm.
Subspecies
edit- Polyptychus anochus anochus
- Polyptychus anochus margo Pierre & Basquin, 2005 (Central African Republic)[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Polyptychus anochus margo Pierre & Basquin, 2005 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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