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Polyptychus chinensis

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Polyptychus chinensis, the Chinese crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Polyptychus chinensis chinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Chinese crenulate hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Polyptychus chinensis draconis Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 -- Chinese crenulate hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Polyptychus chinensis draconoides Mell, 1935 -- Chinese crenulate hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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Polyptychus chinensis: Brief Summary

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

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