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Polyptychus herbuloti

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Polyptychus herbuloti
Incomplete male specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. herbuloti
Binomial name
Polyptychus herbuloti
Darge, 1990[1]

Polyptychus herbuloti is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.

The length of the forewings is 43–45 mm. The forewing upperside is uniform pale chocolate-brown to brown. The transverse lines and typical spots of Polyptychus and Neopolyptychus species are barely visible to well marked.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]