Neopolyptychus consimilis

Neopolyptychus consimilis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Savanna from southern Sudan to the Congo.[2]

Neopolyptychus consimilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species:
N. consimilis
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus consimilis
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus consimilis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Polyptychus belgica Clark, 1926
  • Polyptychus sudanensis Clark, 1927

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males.

References
  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.


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