Polyptychus trilineatus

Polyptychus trilineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Polyptychus
Species: P. trilineatus
Binomial name
Polyptychus trilineatus
Moore, 1888[1]

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

Description

The wingspan is 74–112 mm.

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)

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 AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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