Polyptychus andosa explained

Polyptychus andosa, or Coryndon's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern and western Africa.

The length of the forewings is 26–29 mm for males and about 30 mm for females.^[1]

The larvae feed on Morus and Parinare species.

Subspecies

• Polyptychus andosa andosa (Forests from Sierra Leone to Nigeria)
• Polyptychus andosa tiro Kernbach, 1957 (Forests from the Congo to Uganda)
• Polyptychus andosa amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 (Tanzania)

Notes and References

1. Carcasson . R. H. . Robert Herbert Carcasson . 1967 . Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species . Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum . 26 . 3 . 1–173 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.