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Polyptychus andosa
» Polyptychus andosa subsp. amaniensis - Carcasson, 1968
Taxonomy
Polyptychus
andosa
subsp.
amaniensis
Carcasson, 1968
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Nomenclature
Genus:
Polyptychus
Species:
Polyptychus
andosa
Subspecies:
Polyptychus
andosa
subsp.
amaniensis
Carcasson, 1968
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species
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Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ Tanzania: E. Usambara, Amani, xi.1965, (R.H. Carcasson) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Polyptychus andosus [sic].
Media
Polyptychus andosa amaniensis, male, underside. Tanzania, Mal Inst Amani
Polyptychus andosa amaniensis, male, underside. Tanzania, Mal Inst Amani
Polyptychus andosa amaniensis, male, upperside. Tanzania, Mal Inst Amani
Polyptychus andosa amaniensis, male, upperside. Tanzania, Mal Inst Amani
Polyptychus andosa amaniensis, male, underside. Tanzania, Mal Inst Amani
Polyptychus andosa amaniensis, male, upperside. Tanzania, Mal Inst Amani
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
