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Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Polyptychus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1856)
Citation:Smerinthus Grayii
Original genus:Smerinthus
Publication:Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae.
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Volume:8
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Pagination:249
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38916518
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Polyptychus grayii (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Polyptychus by A. G. Butler (1876: 584); transferred to Polyptychoides by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 22); returned to Polyptychus by J. Pierre (2001: 263), see further I. Kitching (2017: website).

Pierre J. 2001b. Les Sphinx du Gabon (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], leg. Gueinzius.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kernbach K. 1957. Ueber bekannte und neue afrikanische Sphingiden, insbesondere aus Belgisch Kongo. page 183
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Ethiopia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 133
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Kenya Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 432
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Malawi Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. page 13
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 133
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Somalia Pagenstecher A. 1903. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der Reise des Freiherrn Carlo von Erlanger durch Süd-Schoa, die Galla- und Somaliländer in 1900 und 1901. Sphingiden und Bombyciden. page 5
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 249
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) South Africa Western Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 133
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) South Africa Mpumalanga van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 22
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Sudan Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 133
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Tanzania Strand E. 1912i. Über Lepidoptera aus Mkatta und Morogoro in Deutsch Ost-Afrika, nebst Beiträgen zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Taragama-Arten. page 69
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Uganda Schmit P. 2021b. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphingidae d’Ouganda (Lepidoptera). page 27
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 133
Polyptychus grayii (Walker, 1856) Zimbabwe Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 23
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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