HOLOTYPE ♂ S. Rhodesia [Zimbabwe]: Que Que, 30.i.1909 (Atkinson) [CMNH].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Polyptychus baxteri. Queried as a synonym of the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 71. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.20. Reinstated as a subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 63. Raised to species status by Melichar & Řezáč, 2018, European Ent. 9: 79.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
