Polyptychus trisecta
Polyptychus trisecta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forests from Liberia and Ghana to the Congo and western Uganda.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. trisecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychus trisecta Aurivillius, 1901 | |
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The length of the forewings is 42–45 mm.
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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