| Polyptychus orthographus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. orthographus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
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Polyptychus orthographus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from lowland forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola and Uganda.[1]
The length of the forewings is 33-36 mm. It is very similar to Polyptychus trisectus but smaller, much paler (more ochreous) and the apex of the forewing is acute, but not produced.