Polyptychoides erosus
| Polyptychoides erosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychoides |
| Species: | P. erosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychoides erosus (Jordan, 1923)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polyptychoides erosus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from highland forest in Kenya and Tanzania, east of the Rift Valley.[2]
The length of the forewings is 35–41 mm for males and about 53 mm for females.
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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