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Neopolyptychus spurrelli

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Neopolyptychus spurrelli
Neopolyptychus spurrelli, male, upperside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 70 miles N.W. of Dimkwa, Bibianaha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species:
N. spurrelli
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus spurrelli
Synonyms
  • Neopolyptychus pygarga spurrelli
  • Polyptychus spurrelli Rothschild & Jordan, 1912

Neopolyptychus spurrelli is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Ghana to Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is 32–39 mm for males and 36–40 mm for females.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ 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.