Polyptychus baxteri
Species of moth
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Polyptychus baxteri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern and western Africa.
| Polyptychus baxteri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. baxteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1908 | |
The length of the forewings is 26 mm for males, females are somewhat larger.[1]
The larvae feed on Thespesia species.
Subspecies
- Polyptychus baxteri baxteri (Braehystegia savanna and woodland in Tanzania and Zambia)
- Polyptychus baxteri jansei Clark, 1936 (Zimbabwe and western Mozambique)
