Polyptychus lucindae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Polyptychus
Species: Polyptychus smithi

Name

Polyptychus smithi Takano, H., 2021: 5

Type locality: Ivory Coast, 174m, Tai NP, Tai Research Station (SRET), 05 ̊50’00”N, 07 ̊20’32.0”W.

Holotype: ANHRT. male ♂. 25.III–17.IV.2017. legit Aristophanous, A., Aristophanous, M., Geiser, M., Moretto, P. ANHRT:2017.25. ANHRTUK 00007316.

References

Primary references

• Takano, H. 2021. Two new species of Polyptychus Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Smerinthinae) from West Africa. Ecologica Montenegrina 47: 1-8. DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.47.1. . Reference page.