Polyptychus andosa

Polyptychus andosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species: P. andosa
Binomial name
Polyptychus andosa
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Panacra andosa Walker, 1856
  • Polyptychus andosus

Coryndon's Polyptychus (Polyptychus andosa) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from eastern and western Africa.

The length of the forewings is 26–29 mm for males and about 30 mm for females. The forewings and body of the female are cinnamon brown with indistinct markings.[1]

The larvae feed on Morus and Parinare species.

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