Polyptychus trilineatus

Polyptychus trilineatus, the common crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from large parts of South Asia.

Polyptychus trilineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. trilineatus
Binomial name
Polyptychus trilineatus
Moore, 1888[1]

Description

The wingspan is 74–112 mm.

  • Male
    Male
  • Male underside
    Male underside
  • Female
    Female
  • Female underside
    Female underside

Biology

The larvae feed on Ehretia species.[2]

Subspecies
  • Polyptychus trilineatus trilineatus (northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China (Hainan), Thailand and Vietnam)
  • Polyptychus trilineatus celebensis Clark, 1929 (Sulawesi)
  • Polyptychus trilineatus costalis Mell, 1922 (southern China)[3]
  • Polyptychus trilineatus javanicus Gehlen, 1931
  • Polyptychus trilineatus kelanus Jordan, 1930
  • Polyptychus trilineatus luteatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (southern India, Sri Lanka)
  • Polyptychus trilineatus mincopicus Jordan, 1930
  • Polyptychus trilineatus sonantis Jordan, 1930
  • Polyptychus trilineatus philippinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Philippines)
  • P. t. celebensis, dorsal view
    P. t. celebensis, dorsal view
  • P. t. celebensis, ventral view
    P. t. celebensis, ventral view
  • P. t. javanicus, dorsal view
    P. t. javanicus, dorsal view
  • P. t. javanicus, ventral view
    P. t. javanicus, ventral view

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Polyptychus trilineatus trilineatus Moore, 1888 -- Common crenulate hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Polyptychus trilineatus costalis Mell, 1922 -- Common crenulate hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.


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