Polyptychus chinensis
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Polyptychus chinensis is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from China
, Taiwan
and the Ryukyu Archipelago.
The wingspan
is 92-112 mm.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from China
China
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, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and the Ryukyu Archipelago.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 92-112 mm.
Subspecies
- Polyptychus chinensis chinensis (Taiwan and the southern Ryukyu Archipelago)
- Polyptychus chinensis draconis Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 (Central to southwestern China)
- Polyptychus chinensis draconoides Mell, 1935 (Central to eastern China)
- Polyptychus chinensis shaanxiensis Brechlin, 2008 (Shaanxi)