Polyptychus trilineatus

Polyptychus trilineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. 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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