Neopolyptychus pygarga

Neopolyptychus pygarga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species: N. pygarga
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus pygarga
(Karsch, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Neopolyptychus pygargus
  • Dewitzia pygarga Karsch, 1891
  • Polyptychus pygarga

Neopolyptychus pygarga is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from forests in western Africa, including Cameroon and Nigeria.[2]

The wingspan is 33-38 mm for males.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Neopolyptychus/pygarga.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-01.