Polyptychoides grayii
Gray's polyptychus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Polyptychoides |
Species: | P. grayii
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Binomial name | |
Polyptychoides grayii | |
Synonyms | |
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Polyptychoides grayii, or Gray's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern Africa, south to South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 77–93 mm.
The larvae feed on .[3]
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. 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.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
Categories:
- Polyptychoides
- Moths described in 1856
- Moths of Africa
- Smerinthini stubs