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 Edit this 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

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  • Polyptychus paupercula inconspicuus Strand, 1912
  • Polyptychus paupercula paupercula
  • Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920[2]

References

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