Biology:Neopolyptychus prionites

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Short description: Species of moth

Neopolyptychus prionites
Neopolyptychus prionites BMNHE270258 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species:
N. prionites
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus prionites
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus prionites Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
  • Polyptychus roseola Clark, 1917

Neopolyptychus prionites is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forests and heavy woodland from Guinea to the Congo and western Uganda.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2487134 entry