Polyptychus

Polyptychus Hübner, [1819]

Polyptychus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (9): 141; TS: Sphinx dentatus Cramer

Polyptychus; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Polyptychus (Smerinthini); [HMW], 17

Polyptychus affinis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- retusus Rothschild & Jordan, 1908
- Polyptychus affinis; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
- Polyptychus retusus; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus andosa (Walker, 1856) W.Africa, Tanganyika. See [maps] Copper Winged Polyptychus
- Panacra andosa Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 159; TL: Sierra Leone
- Polyptychus andosa andosa; [AfroMoths]
- Polyptychus andosa; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
- P. a. amaniensis Carcasson, 1968
  - Polyptychus andosa amaniensis; [HMW]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- P. a. tiro Kernbach, 1957 Congo
  - Polyptychus andosa tiro; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus anochus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
- Polyptychus anochus anochus; [AfroMoths]
- Polyptychus anochus margo; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Polyptychus anochus; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus aurora Clark, 1936
- ferroseus Gehlen, 1950
  - = ; [HMW]
- Polyptychus aurora; [HMW]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
- Polyptychus ferroseus; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus baltus Pierre, 1985
- Polyptychus baltus; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus barnsi Clark, 1926
- Polyptychus barnsi; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1907 Tanganyika, Rhodesia. See [maps] Baxter's Polyptychus
- Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild & Jordan, 1907; Novit. Zool. 15: 259
- Polyptychus baxteri baxteri; [iNaturalist]
- Polyptychus baxteri janseri; [LepIndex]
- Polyptychus baxteri; [HMW]; [HMCSA]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Larva on Thespesia [HMCSA]
- P. b. jansei Clark, 1936
  - Polyptychus baxteri jansei; [HMW]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Polyptychus jansei; [AfroMoths] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus bernardii Rougeot, 1966
- Polyptychus bernardii; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus carteri (Butler, 1852)
- poliadles Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
- Polyptychus carteri; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
Polyptychus chinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Polyptychus chinensis shaanxiensis; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Polyptychus chinensis; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [Tony Pittaway]
- P. c. draconis Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
  - Polyptychus chinensis draconis; [HMW]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
  - Polyptychus draconis; [LepIndex]
- P. c. draconoides Mell, 1935
  - Polyptychus chinensis draconoides; [HMW]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
  - Polyptychus draconis draconoides; [LepIndex]
Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Rhodesia - Tanganyika. See [maps] Coryndon's Polyptychus
- Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 251, pl. 2 f. 7; TL: Zambezi
- reussi Strand, 1911
- Polyptychus coryndoni; [HMW]; [HMCSA]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Larva on Morus , Parinare [HMCSA]
Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, [1777])
- Sphinx dentatus Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 42, pl. 125, f. G; TL: Coromandel coast
- Sphinx modesta Fabricius, 1793; 356
- timesius (Stoll, 1790)
- Polyptychus dentatus; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Tony Pittaway]
Polyptychus distensus Darge, 1990
- Polyptychus distensus; [HMW]; [CoL]
Polyptychus enodia (Holland, 1889)
- Polyptychus enodia; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus girardi Pierre, 1993
- Polyptychus girardi; [HMW]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus herbuloti Darge, 1990
- Polyptychus herbuloti; [HMW]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Polyptychus hollandi; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917
- Polyptychus lapidatus; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus murinus Rothschild, 1904
- Polyptychus murinus; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 C.Africa, W.Africa. See [maps]
- Polyptychus nigriplaga; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
- P. n. kivui Clark, 1926
  - Polyptychus kivui; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Polyptychus nigriplaga kivui; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Polyptychus orthographus; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus paupercula (Holland, 1889)
- inconspicuus Strand, 1912
- Polyptychus paupercula paupercula; [AfroMoths]
- Polyptychus paupercula; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
- P. p. senniger Jordan, 1920
  - Polyptychus paupercula senniger; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus pierrei Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
- Polyptychus pierrei Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; [HMW]: 63 (repl. Polyptychus modestum Bernardi, 1970)
- Polyptychus modestum Bernardi, 1970; Lambillionea 69: 30 (preocc. Sphinx modesta Fabricius, 1793)
- Polyptychus pierrei; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus potiendus Darge, 1990
- Polyptychus potiendus; [HMW]; [CoL] ; [AFM]
Polyptychus rougeoti Carcasson, 1968
- Polyptychus rougeoti; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus sinus Pierre, 1985
- Polyptychus sinus; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus thihongae Bernardi, 1970
- villiersi Rougeot, 1970
- Polyptychus thihongae; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [AFM]
Polyptychus trilineatus Moore, 1888 AS. See [maps]
- undatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Polyptychos trilineatus; [HMW]
- Polyptychus trilineatus philippiensis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Polyptychus trilineatus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [Tony Pittaway]
- P. t. luteatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  - Polyptychus luteatus; [iNaturalist]
  - Polyptychus trilineatus luteatus; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- P. t. philippinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  - Polyptychus trilineatus philippinensis; [HMW]; [GBCL]
- P. t. costalis Well, 1922 Hong Kong
  - Polyptychus trilineatus costalis; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- P. t. celebensis Clark, 1929
  - kalisi Jordan, 1938
  - Polyptychus celebensis; [LepIndex]
  - Polyptychus trilineatus celebensis; [HMW]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
  - Polyptychus trilineatus kalisi; [LepIndex]
- P. t. kelanus Jordan, 1930
  - Polyptychus trilineatus kelanus; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- P. t. mincopicus Jordan, 1930
  - Polyptychus trilineatus mincopicus; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- P. t. sonantis Jordan, 1930
  - Polyptychus trilineatus sonantis; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- P. t. javanicus Gehlen, 1931
  - javanicus Roepke, 1941; (preocc.)
  - Polyptychus javanicus; [iNaturalist]
  - Polyptychus trilineatus javanicus; [HMW]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus trisecta (Aurivillius, 1901) NAF, .... See [maps]
- Ambulux trisecta Aurivillius, 1901; Ent. Tidskr. 22: 119; TL: Congo
- Polyptychus trisecta; [HMW]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]

Unmatched external taxa

Polyptychus assimilis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus auriguttatus; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus auriguttatus meridianus; [CoL]
Polyptychus auriguttatus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus auriguttatus meridianus; [GBCL]
Polyptychus bouyeri; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus claudiae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus dargei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus deschampsi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus ducarmei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus erosus; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus erosus erosus; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus erosus politzari; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus erosus; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus erosus politzari; [GBCL]
Polyptychus fractus; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus grayi; [iNaturalist]
Polyptychus grayii; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM]
Polyptychus guessfeldtii; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus hamatus; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus jolyanorum; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus kindunus; [LepIndex]
Polyptychus kitchingi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus lagnelae; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus melichari; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus niloticus; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus niloticus ponens; [AfroMoths]
Polyptychus niloticus; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus niloticus ponens; [GBCL]
Polyptychus vuattouxi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Polyptychus wojtusiaki; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

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References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Tony Pittaway] WWW pages
Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic; Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic; Sphingidae of China (and adjacent regions)
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1901
Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika Ent. Tidskr. 22 : 113-128
Bernardi, 1970
Note sur quelques Polyptychus gabonais (Lep. Sphingidae) Lambillionea 69: 29-30
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
[HMW]; Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Hawkmoths of the World
[GBCL]; Kitching, Rougerie, Zwick, Hamilton, St Lauren, Naumann, Mejia, Kawahara, 2018
A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Biodiv. Data J. 6: e22236
[HMCSA]; Pinhey, 1962
Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 1-813, : 815-972, pl. 1-67
Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
Some new Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 15 : 259-260
Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 1-271 (1856)

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