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Polyptychus chinensis

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Polyptychus chinensis
Dorsal
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P. chinensis
Binomial name
Polyptychus chinensis
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus draconis Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Polyptychus chinensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from China, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Archipelago.

Description

The wingspan is 92–112 mm.

Subspecies

  • Polyptychus chinensis chinensis (Taiwan and the southern Ryukyu Archipelago)[2]
  • Polyptychus chinensis draconis Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 (Central to southwestern China)[3]
  • Polyptychus chinensis draconoides Mell, 1935 (Central to eastern China)[4]
  • Polyptychus chinensis shaanxiensis Brechlin, 2008 (Shaanxi)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Polyptychus chinensis chinensis at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Polyptychus chinensis draconis at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Polyptychus chinensis draconoides at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)