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Polyptychus orthographus

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Polyptychus orthographus
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P. orthographus
Binomial name
Polyptychus orthographus
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Polyptychus orthographus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola and Uganda.[1]

The length of the forewings is 33–36 mm. It is very similar to Polyptychus trisectus but smaller, much paler (more ochreous) and the apex of the forewing is acute, but not produced.

References

  1. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.