Biology:Polyptychopsis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Polyptychopsis
Polyptychopsis marshalli.JPG
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Polyptychopsis

Carcasson, 1968
Species:
P. marshalli
Binomial name
Polyptychopsis marshalli
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus marshalli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Polyptychus auriguttatus Gehlen, 1934
  • Polyptychus marshalli meridianus Kernbach, 1963

Polyptychopsis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It contains only one species, Polyptychopsis marshalli, which is known from Brachystegia woodland in large parts of Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 53–58 mm.

Subspecies

  • Polyptychopsis marshalli marshalli (Zimbabwe to Malawi and south-eastern Tanzania)
  • Polyptychopsis marshalli auriguttatus (Gehlen, 1934) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Tanzania and probably eastern Angola)
  • Polyptychopsis marshalli meridianus (Kernbach, 1963) (Zimbabwe)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1756863 entry