Polyptychus melichari

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 melichari

Name

Polyptychus melichari Bouyer & Kitching, 2023

Type locality: Tanzania, Rukwa Region, Luafi Game Reserve, W of Namanyere, 1266 m.

Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. 05.XI.2007. legit Ph. Darge. BOLD BC–Mel 2204. gen. 1399

References

Primary references

• Bouyer & Kitching 2023. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphingidae de République démocratique du Congo (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 15(1-2): 95-112. Reference page.