Biology:Rhagastis acuta
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Rhagastis |
| Species: | R. acuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhagastis acuta (Walker, 1856) [1]
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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
- ↑ "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.
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Wikidata ☰ Q2130670 entry
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