Platysphinx constrigilis

Platysphinx constrigilis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869.^[1][2][3] It is known from the forests of Sub-Saharan Africa.^[1][2][4]

Platysphinx constrigilis
Platysphinx constrigilis constrigilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Platysphinx
Species:	P. constrigilis
Binomial name
Platysphinx constrigilis (Walker, 1869)
Synonyms
Ambulyx constrigilis Walker, 1869 Platysphinx lemoulti Clark 1936 Platysphinx bituberculatus Darge, 1986

The wingspan is 55–60 mm (2.2–2.4 in).^[4] The larvae feed on Alchornea cordifolia, Anthonotha macrophylla, Baphia pubescens, Lonchocarpus cyanescens, and Millettia zechiana.^[2]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:^[1][2][3]

• Platysphinx constrigilis constrigilis (Liberia to Angola and Kenya)
• Platysphinx constrigilis lamtoi Pierre, 1989 (Ivory Coast)