Poliana buchholzi

Poliana buchholzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Poliana
Species:
P. buchholzi
Binomial name
Poliana buchholzi
(Plötz, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx buchholzi Plötz, 1880
  • Protoparce weigli Möschler, 1887
  • Protoparce laucheana Druce, 1882

Poliana buchholzi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from western Africa to Uganda and western Kenya.[2]

The length of the forewings is 41–45 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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