Platysphinx constrigilis constrigilis (Walker, 1869)
| FAMILY | Sphingidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Smerinthinae |
| GENUS | Platysphinx |
| SPECIES | constrigilis |
| SUBSPECIES | constrigilis |
| AUTHOR | (Walker, 1869) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Ambulyx constrigilis |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Democratic Republic of Congo, E Equateur], Upper Congo, Bopoto [near Bumba], leg. K. Smith. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Neotype ♂, designated by Pierre (1989: 119), BMNH; the original holotype ♂ is lost, BMNH, see Kitching & Cadiou (2000: 154). |
| STATUS | Subspecies |
| PUBLICATION | Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. - Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow 1:325–378, pls 5–7. |
| PAGINATION |
328–329
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Species pictures
Synonyms
| NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
| bituberculatus | Darge, 1986 | Synonym of subspecies |
| lemoulti | Clark, 1936 | Synonym of subspecies |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Central African Republic | Basquin P. & Pierre J. 2005. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphinx de la République Centrafricaine avec descriptions de nouvelles espèce et sous-espèce et d'une femelle inédite (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 110(4–5):495–508. | 502 | |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Equateur | Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. - Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow 1:325–378, pls 5–7. | 328 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Euphorbiaceae | Alchornea cordifolia | Nigeria | MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. - Proceedings of the British Entomological and Natural History Society 3:95–122, pl. 6. | 100 |
| Fabaceae | Baphia pubescens | Côte d'Ivoire | Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 93 (1988)(7–8):239–255. | 243 |
| Fabaceae | Macrolobium macrophyllum | Nigeria | MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. - Proceedings of the British Entomological and Natural History Society 3:95–122, pl. 6. | 100 |
