Neopolyptychus Consimilis
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''Neopolyptychus'' is a genus of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...
first described by
Robert Herbert Carcasson Robert Herbert Carcasson (5 December 1918 in Cheltenham, UK – 23 September 1982 in Victoria, B.C., Canada) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies, but also authored two field guides to tropical fishes. He joined the Coryndon ...
in 1968.


Species

*'' Neopolyptychus ancylus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) *'' Neopolyptychus centralis'' Basquin & Pierre, 2005 *'' Neopolyptychus choveti'' Pierre, 2004 *'' Neopolyptychus compar'' (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) *'' Neopolyptychus consimilis'' (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) *'' Neopolyptychus convexus'' (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) *'' Neopolyptychus prionites'' (Rothschild & Jordan 1916) *'' Neopolyptychus pygarga'' (Karsch 1891) *'' Neopolyptychus serrator'' (Jordan 1929) *'' Neopolyptychus spurrelli'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)


References

Smerinthini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson {{Smerinthini-stub