Polyptychus nigriplaga

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Polyptychus nigriplaga is a moth in the family Sphingidae. It is native to central and western Africa.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Sphingidae
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Polyptychus nigriplaga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. nigriplaga
Binomial name
Polyptychus nigriplaga
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus nigriplagus
  • Polyptychus nigriplagus f. barnsi Clark, 1926
  • Polyptychus barnsi Clark, 1926
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Subspecies

  • Polyptychus nigriplaga nigriplaga
  • Polyptychus nigriplaga kivui Clark, 1926 (lowland forest from Liberia and the Ivory Coast to the Congo and Uganda)[1]

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