Neopolyptychus pygarga (Karsch, 1891)

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Nomenclature

Tribe: "Polyptychus genus-group"

Genus: Neopolyptychus

Species:

Neopolyptychus pygarga (Karsch, 1891)

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Verzeichniss der von Herrn Dr. Paul Preuss auf der Barombi-Station in Kamerun gesammelten Sphingiden 295

Type data:

HOLOTYPE ♂ Kamerun [Cameroon]: Barombi Station, bred (P. Preuss) [MNHU].

Taxonomic Notes:

Transferred to Polyptychus by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 235, 245. Transferred (as ‡pygargus) to Neopolyptychus by Carcasson, 1968, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 26 (3):19.

Synonyms: 4

Media

Neopolyptychus pygarga, male, upperside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Utu River, South Lowa Valley, West Lake Kivu

Neopolyptychus pygarga, male, underside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Utu River, South Lowa Valley, West Lake Kivu

Neopolyptychus pygarga, female, upperside. Uganda, Mpanga R/P 392

Neopolyptychus pygarga, female, underside. Uganda, Mpanga R/P 392

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Taxonomy

Neopolyptychus pygarga (Karsch, 1891)

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Nomenclature

Media

Neopolyptychus pygarga, male, upperside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Utu River, South Lowa Valley, West Lake Kivu

Neopolyptychus pygarga, male, underside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Utu River, South Lowa Valley, West Lake Kivu

Neopolyptychus pygarga, female, upperside. Uganda, Mpanga R/P 392

Neopolyptychus pygarga, female, underside. Uganda, Mpanga R/P 392

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Neopolyptychus pygarga (Karsch, 1891)

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Nomenclature

Media

Distribution