Biology:Polyptychus trisecta

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Short description: Species of moth

Polyptychus trisecta
Polyptychus trisecta BMNHE270686 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. trisecta
Binomial name
Polyptychus trisecta
Aurivillius, 1901
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus trisectus

Polyptychus trisecta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forests from Liberia and Ghana to the Congo and western Uganda.[1]

The length of the forewings is 42–45 mm.

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 ☰ Q2576664 entry