Polyptychus chinensis
| Polyptychus chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyptychus chinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1] | |
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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.
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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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Polyptychus chinensis chinensis at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Polyptychus chinensis draconis at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Polyptychus chinensis draconoides at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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