Polyptychus nigriplaga explained

Polyptychus nigriplaga is a moth in the family Sphingidae. It is native to central and western Africa.

Subspecies

• Polyptychus nigriplaga nigriplaga
• Polyptychus nigriplaga kivui Clark, 1926 (lowland forest from Liberia and the Ivory Coast to the Congo and Uganda)^[1]

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.