Biology:Polyptychus carteri

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Short description: Species of moth

Polyptychus carteri
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Polyptychus carteri, adult
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. carteri
Binomial name
Polyptychus carteri
(Butler, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Pseudosmerinthus carteri Butler, 1852
  • Polyptychus poliadles Rothschild & Jordan, 1906

Polyptychus carteri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo and Uganda.[1]

References

  1. 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 ☰ Q1382738 entry