Biology:Neopolyptychus compar
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Neopolyptychus |
| Species: | N. compar
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| Neopolyptychus compar (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
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Neopolyptychus compar is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brachystegia woodland from Zimbabwe to Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and south-eastern Tanzania.[2]
The wingspan is 64–83 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Brachystegia spicaeformis.
Subspecies
- Neopolyptychus compar compar (Zimbabwe to Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and south-eastern Tanzania)
- Neopolyptychus compar septentrionalis Carcasson, 1968[3] (coastal areas of Kenya and northern Tanzania)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316203956/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Neopolyptychus/compar.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up.
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316204146/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Neopolyptychus/compar/septentrionalis?view=966728f0-ae51-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Wikidata ☰ Q2584773 entry
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