Biology:Neopolyptychus convexus

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Short description: Species of moth

Neopolyptychus convexus
Neopolyptychus convexus BMNHE270232 male up.jpg
Neopolyptychus convexus (male)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species:
N. convexus
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus convexus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus pygarga convexus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Polyptychus springerae Clark, 1936

Neopolyptychus convexus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brachystegia woodland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and western Tanzania.[2]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm for males and 34–44 mm for females.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4915435 entry