Polyptychus anochus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Nigeria and the Congo.[1]

Polyptychus anochus
Polyptychus anochus anochus (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. anochus
Binomial name
Polyptychus anochus

The wingspan is 30–33 mm.

Subspecies edit

  • Polyptychus anochus anochus
  • Polyptychus anochus margo Pierre & Basquin, 2005 (Central African Republic)[2]

References edit

  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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Polyptychus anochus margo Pierre & Basquin, 2005 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.