Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Smerinthinae > Smerinthinae incertae sedis > Polyptychus
Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) – Straight-lined Crenulate Hawkmoth
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Polyptychus dentatus – Straight-lined Crenulate Hawkmoth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) – Straight-lined Crenulate Hawkmoth - Cordia dichotoma, Cordia sebestena, Cordia subcordata (Boraginaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
References:
- OD: Sphinx dentatus Cramer, 1777, Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exot.) 2: 42, pl. 125, fig. D. Type locality: [India,] "Coromandel" [Tamil Nadu/Andhra Pradesh].
- http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/p_den.htm [accessed 30 April 2019]
- http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/2262 [accessed 30 April 2019]
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Smerinthinae > Smerinthinae incertae sedis > Polyptychus
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) – Straight-lined Crenulate Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356718/Polyptychus-dentatus
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