Neopolyptychus ancylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species:
N. ancylus
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus ancylus
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus consimilis ancylus
  • Polyptychus ancylus Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Neopolyptychus ancylus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nigeria to the Ivory Coast and Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is 28–33 mm for males and 32–35 mm for females.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ 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.


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