Neopolyptychus
Encyclopedia
Neopolyptychus is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Neopolyptychus ancylusNeopolyptychus ancylusNeopolyptychus ancylus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Nigeria to the Ivory Coast and Guinea.The wingspan is 28-33 mm for males and 32-35 mm for females....
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) - Neopolyptychus centralisNeopolyptychus centralisNeopolyptychus centralis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Central African Republic....
- Basquin & Pierre, 2005 - Neopolyptychus chovetiNeopolyptychus chovetiNeopolyptychus choveti is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Cameroon.The wingspan is 25-32 mm for males....
- Pierre, 2004 - Neopolyptychus comparNeopolyptychus comparNeopolyptychus compar is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Brachystegia woodland from Zimbabwe to Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and south-eastern Tanzania.The wingspan is 64-83 mm....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Neopolyptychus consimilisNeopolyptychus consimilisNeopolyptychus consimilis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Savanna from southern Sudan to the Congo.The wingspan is about 30 mm for males....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Neopolyptychus convexusNeopolyptychus convexusNeopolyptychus convexus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Brachystegia woodland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and western Tanzania.The wingspan is 28-34 mm for males and 34-44 mm for females....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) - Neopolyptychus prionitesNeopolyptychus prionitesNeopolyptychus prionites is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from lowland forests and heavy woodland from Guinea to the Congo and western Uganda....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1916) - Neopolyptychus pygargaNeopolyptychus pygargaNeopolyptychus pygarga is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from forests in western Africa, including Cameroon and Nigeria.The wingspan is 33-38 mm for males....
- (Karsch 1891) - Neopolyptychus serratorNeopolyptychus serratorNeopolyptychus serrator is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from forests from the Congo to Uganda and western Kenya. It is also known from Cameroon....
- (Jordan 1929) - Neopolyptychus spurrelliNeopolyptychus spurrelliNeopolyptychus spurrelli is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Ghana to Sierra Leone.The wingspan is 32-39 mm for males and 36-40 mm for females....
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)