''Polyptychoides'' 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 ...

erected 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

*'' Polyptychoides afarissaque'' Darge, 2004 *''

Polyptychoides assimilis ''Polyptychoides assimilis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in South and East Africa, including Sudan. Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of ''Polyptychoides grayii ''Polyptychoides grayii'', or Gray's polyptychus, ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *'' Polyptychoides cadioui'' Darge, 2005 *''

Polyptychoides digitatus ''Polyptychoides digitatus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from heavy forest up to 8,000 feet from Liberia and Angola to Uganda and western Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Afri ...

'' (Karsch 1891) *''

Polyptychoides erosus ''Polyptychoides erosus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from highland forest in Kenya and Tanzania, east of the Rift Valley A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges produced ...

'' (Jordan 1923) *''

Polyptychoides grayii ''Polyptychoides grayii'', or Gray's polyptychus, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from eastern Africa, south to South Africa. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingti ...

'' (Walker 1856) *'' Polyptychoides insulanus'' Darge, 2004 *''

Polyptychoides mbarikensis ''Polyptychoides mbarikensis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Mbaraki Mountains in the Morogoro Province of Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the Afri ...

'' Darge & Minetti, 2005 *''

Polyptychoides niloticus ''Polyptychoides niloticus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Zambia to Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is l ...

'' (Jordan 1921) *''

Polyptychoides obtusus ''Polyptychoides obtusus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to th ...

'' Darge, 2004 *''

Polyptychoides politzari ''Polyptychoides politzari'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Meru Forest in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 milli ...

'' Darge & Basquin, 2005 *''

Polyptychoides ruaha ''Polyptychoides ruaha'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the ...

'' Darge, 2004 *''

Polyptychoides septentrionalis ''Polyptychoides septentrionalis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid- ...

'' Darge, 2004 *''

Polyptychoides vuattouxi ''Polyptychoides vuattouxi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the A ...

'' Pierre 1989

References

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