Polyptychoides digitatus

(Polyptychoides digitatus)

Description

Polyptychoides digitatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from heavy forest up to 8,000 feet from Liberia and Angola to Uganda and western Kenya. The length of the forewings is 39–41 mm for males. Females are larger and have broader wings.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Polyptychoides
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