Polyptychoides niloticus
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| Polyptychoides niloticus | |
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| Polyptychoides niloticus niloticus, female | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychoides |
| Species: | P. niloticus |
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| Polyptychoides niloticus | |
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Polyptychoides niloticus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Zambia to Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.[2]
Subspecies[edit]
- Polyptychoides niloticus niloticus
- Polyptychoides niloticus ponens Pierre, 1989 (Tchad)
References[edit]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ 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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