Neopolyptychus pygarga
Neopolyptychus pygarga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Neopolyptychus |
Species: | N. pygarga
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Binomial name | |
Neopolyptychus pygarga | |
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Neopolyptychus pygarga is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in western Africa, including Cameroon and Nigeria.[2]
The wingspan is 33–38 mm for males.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Neopolyptychus
- Moths described in 1891
- Insects of Cameroon
- Moths of Africa
- Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Insects of West Africa
- Insects of Angola
- Fauna of Gabon
- Smerinthini stubs