Biology:Polyptychoides digitatus

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth

Polyptychoides digitatus
Polyptychoides digitatus BMNHE270336 female up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychoides
Species:
P. digitatus
Binomial name
Polyptychoides digitatus
(Karsch, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891
  • Smerinthus dentatus Dewitz, 1879 (suppressed)

Polyptychoides digitatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from heavy forest up to 8,000 feet from Liberia and Angola to Uganda and western Kenya.[2]

The length of the forewings is 39–41 mm for males.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2136392 entry