Polyptychus herbuloti

Polyptychus herbuloti is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.

Polyptychus herbuloti
Incomplete male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. herbuloti
Binomial name
Polyptychus herbuloti
Darge, 1990[1]

The length of the forewings is 43–45 mm. The forewing upperside is uniform pale chocolate-brown to brown. The transverse lines and typical spots of Polyptychus and Neopolyptychus species are barely visible to well marked.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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