Neopolyptychus convexus

Neopolyptychus convexus
Neopolyptychus convexus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Neopolyptychus
Species: N. convexus
Binomial name
Neopolyptychus convexus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus pygarga convexus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Polyptychus springerae Clark, 1936

Neopolyptychus convexus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Brachystegia woodland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and western Tanzania.[2]

The wingspan is 28-34 mm for males and 34-44 mm for females.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Neopolyptychus/convexus.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. 
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