Biology:Polyptychoides digitatus
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Polyptychoides digitatus | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychoides |
| Species: | P. digitatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychoides digitatus (Karsch, 1891)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316205517/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Polyptychoides/digitatus.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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2136392 entry
 |  |
