Polyptychus andosa
Species of moth
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Polyptychus andosa, or Coryndon's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern and western Africa.
| Coryndon's polyptychus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. andosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychus andosa (Walker, 1856) | |
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The length of the forewings is 26–29 mm for males and about 30 mm for females.[1]
The larvae feed on Morus and Parinare species.
Subspecies
- Polyptychus andosa andosa (Forests from Sierra Leone to Nigeria)
- Polyptychus andosa tiro Kernbach, 1957 (Forests from the Congo to Uganda)
- Polyptychus andosa amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 (Tanzania)
