Polyptychoides grayii, or Gray's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern Africa, south to South Africa.[2]
Gray's polyptychus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Polyptychoides |
Species: | P. grayii |
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Polyptychoides grayii (Walker, 1856)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 77–93 mm.
The larvae feed on Cordia caffra.[3]
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