Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) - Straight-lined Crenulate Hawkmoth

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Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) – Straight-lined Crenulate Hawkmoth Cordia dichotoma, Cordia sebestena, Cordia subcordata (Boraginaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Sphinx dentatus Cramer, 1777, Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exot.) 2: 42, pl. 125, fig. D. Type locality: [India,] "Coromandel" [Tamil Nadu/Andhra Pradesh].
  2. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/p_den.htm [accessed 30 April 2019]
  3. http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/2262 [accessed 30 April 2019]

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Polyptychus dentatus (Cramer, 1777) – Straight-lined Crenulate Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/polyptychus-dentatus, accessed 2024/04/20.