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Polyptychus dentatus

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Polyptychus dentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Polyptychus
Species:
P. dentatus
Binomial name
Polyptychus dentatus
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx dentatus Cramer, 1777
  • Sphinx modesta Fabricius, 1793
  • Sphinx timesius Stoll, 1790

Polyptychus dentatus, the straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, tropical India and tropical Pakistan.

The wingspan is 92–120 mm.

In India, larvae have been recorded on Cordia dichotoma, Cordia sebestena and Ehretia laevis. Mature larvae are about 100 mm long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) -- Straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.