Biology:Rhagastis acuta

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Short description: Species of moth

Rhagastis acuta
Rhagastis acuta BMNHE812975 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhagastis
Species:
R. acuta
Binomial name
Rhagastis acuta
(Walker, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Zonilia acuta Walker, 1856

Rhagastis acuta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including India , Thailand and Indonesia.

It is similar to Rhagastis velata and Rhagastis hayesi. The upperside of the abdomen has a pair of vestigial or well-developed lateral golden stripes. The forewing upperside is similar to Rhagastis castor aurifera. It has an olive-green tone. The forewing underside has postmedian dots and a submarginal band which is not joined to the basal area. The hindwing underside is without a small black discal spot.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025001151/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Rhagastis/acuta.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q2130670 entry