Polyptychus andosa

Coryndon's polyptychus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Polyptychus
Species:	P. andosa
Binomial name
	Polyptychus andosa; (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
	Panacra andosa Walker, 1856; Polyptychus andosus;

Polyptychus andosa, or Coryndon's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern and western Africa.

The length of the forewings is 26–29 mm for males and about 30 mm for females. The forewings and body of the female are cinnamon brown with indistinct markings.[1]

The larvae feed on Morus and Parinare species.

Subspecies

Polyptychus andosa andosa (Forests from Sierra Leone to Nigeria)
Polyptychus andosa tiro Kernbach, 1957 (Forests from the Congo to Uganda)
Polyptychus andosa amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 (Tanzania)

References

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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[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.