''Polyptychopsis'' is a genus of

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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 ...

. It contains only one species, ''Polyptychopsis marshalli'', which is known from ''

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'' woodland in large parts of Africa. The

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is 53–58 mm.

Subspecies

*''Polyptychopsis marshalli marshalli'' (Zimbabwe to Malawi and south-eastern Tanzania) *''Polyptychopsis marshalli auriguttatus'' (Gehlen, 1934) (Democratic Republic of the Congo, south-western Tanzania and probably eastern Angola) *''Polyptychopsis marshalli meridianus'' (Kernbach, 1963) (Zimbabwe)

References

Smerinthini Monotypic moth genera Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Lepidoptera of Angola Lepidoptera of Malawi Lepidoptera of Tanzania Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson Miombo Sphingidae genera {{Smerinthini-stub