Polyptychus
Polyptychus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. These middle-sized, light-brown moths are found in Africa and Southeast Asia.
Description
They are a middle-sized to large, light-brown hawk moth. The head is unusually large in subfamily Smerinthinae, with the back of the body long and cylindrical.Life
These moths fly at night and do not visit flowers, and they do not particularly seek out light. In all cases, they lay their eggs in the plants of the family Boraginaceae.Species list
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – AfricaPolyptychus andosa Polyptychus anochus Rothschild & Jordan 1906Polyptychus aurora Clark 1936Polyptychus baltus Pierre 1985- Clark 1926Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan 1908Polyptychus bernardii Rougeot 1966Polyptychus carteri – West AfricaPolyptychus chinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 – central and southwest China, Taiwan, Ryukyu IslandsPolyptychus claudiae Brechlin, Kitching & Cadiou, 2001Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild & Jordan 1903Polyptychus dentatus – Sri Lanka, India and PakistanPolyptychus distensus Darge 1990Polyptychus enodia Polyptychus girardi Pierre 1993Polyptychus herbuloti Darge 1990Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild & Jordan 1903Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye 1917Polyptychus murinus Rothschild 1904Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild & Jordan 1903Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild & Jordan 1903Polyptychus paupercula Holland 1889Polyptychus pierrei Kitching & Cadiou, 2000Polyptychus potiendus Darge 1990Polyptychus retusus Rothschild & Jordan, 1908Polyptychus rougeoti Carcasson 1968Polyptychus sinus Pierre 1985Polyptychus thihongae Bernardi 1970Polyptychus trilineatus Moore, 1888 – India, Vietnam and southern ChinaPolyptychus trisecta Polyptychus wojtusiaki Pierre, 2001