Polyptychus chinensis explained

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)^[1]
• Polyptychus chinensis draconis Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 (Central to southwestern China)^[2]
• Polyptychus chinensis draconoides Mell, 1935 (Central to eastern China)^[3]
• Polyptychus chinensis shaanxiensis Brechlin, 2008 (Shaanxi)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Polyptychus chinensis chinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Chinese crenulate hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 16, 2018.
2. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Polyptychus chinensis draconis Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 -- Chinese crenulate hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 16, 2018.
3. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Polyptychus chinensis draconoides Mell, 1935 -- Chinese crenulate hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 16, 2018.