Polyptychus paupercula

Polyptychus paupercula is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Liberia to Uganda.[1]

Polyptychus paupercula
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. paupercula
Binomial name
Polyptychus paupercula
(Holland, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus pauperculus
  • Dewitzia paupercula Holland, 1889
  • Polyptychus inconspicuus Strand, 1912

Subspecies

  • Polyptychus paupercula paupercula
  • Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920[2]

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 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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