Polyptychus dentatus
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| Polyptychus dentatus | |
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| File:Polyptychus dentatus BMNHE270405 male up.jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. dentatus
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| Polyptychus dentatus | |
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Polyptychus dentatus, the straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known for being 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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