Neopolyptychus spurrelli is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Ghana to Sierra Leone.[2]
Neopolyptychus spurrelli | |
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Neopolyptychus spurrelli, male, upperside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 70 miles N.W. of Dimkwa, Bibianaha | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Neopolyptychus |
Species: | N. spurrelli
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Binomial name | |
Neopolyptychus spurrelli | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 32–39 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ 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.