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Polyptychus

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Polyptychus
Polyptychus chinensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Polyptychus
Hübner, 1819
Species
and around 24 others

Polyptychus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1] These middle-sized, light-brown moths are found in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Description

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They are a middle-sized to large (wingspan 65–120 mm), light-brown hawk moth. The head is unusually large in subfamily Smerinthinae, with the back of the body long and cylindrical.

Life

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These moths fly at night and do not visit flowers, and they do not particularly seek out light. In all cases, they lay their eggs in the plants of the family Boraginaceae.

Species list

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Polyptychus Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  • Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Systematic List". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.