Polyptychoides digitatus
| Polyptychoides digitatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychoides |
| Species: | P. digitatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychoides digitatus (Karsch, 1891)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polyptychoides digitatus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from heavy forest up to 8,000 feet from Liberia and Angola to Uganda and western Kenya.[2]
The length of the forewings is 39–41 mm for males. Females are larger and have broader wings.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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