Polyptychus dentatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Polyptychus |
| Species: | P. dentatus
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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[edit]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) -- Straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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