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Polyptychus andosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Polyptychus andosa

Rank
  
Subspecies

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Polyptychus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Polyptychus andosa (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.

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

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