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Polyptychoides erosus

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Polyptychoides erosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychoides
Species:
P. erosus
Binomial name
Polyptychoides erosus
(Jordan, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus erosus Jordan, 1923

Polyptychoides erosus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ 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.