title: Polyptychus trilineatus
text: # Polyptychus trilineatus
  
  Polyptychus trilineatus, the common crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from large parts of South Asia.
  
  ## Description
  
  The wingspan is 74–112 mm.
  
  * Male
  * Male underside
  * Female
  * Female underside
  
  ## Biology
  
  The larvae feed on Ehretia species.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Polyptychus trilineatus trilineatus (northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China (Hainan), Thailand and Vietnam)
  * Polyptychus trilineatus celebensis Clark, 1929 (Sulawesi)
  * Polyptychus trilineatus costalis Mell, 1922 (southern China)
  * Polyptychus trilineatus javanicus Gehlen, 1931
  * Polyptychus trilineatus kelanus Jordan, 1930
  * Polyptychus trilineatus luteatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (southern India, Sri Lanka)
  * Polyptychus trilineatus mincopicus Jordan, 1930
  * Polyptychus trilineatus sonantis Jordan, 1930
  * Polyptychus trilineatus philippinensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Philippines)
  * P. t. celebensis, dorsal view
  * P. t. celebensis, ventral view
  * P. t. javanicus, dorsal view
  * P. t. javanicus, ventral view
  