Biology:Polyptychoides grayii
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Short description: Species of moth
| Gray's polyptychus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychoides |
| Species: | P. grayii
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856)[1]
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Polyptychoides grayii, or Gray's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern Africa, south to South Africa .[2]
The wingspan is 77–93 mm.
The larvae feed on Cordia caffra.[3]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152456/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Polyptychoides/grayii.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.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/POLYGRAY. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2296936 entry
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