Biology:Rhagastis lambertoni

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Short description: Species of moth

Rhagastis lambertoni
Rhagastis lambertoni BMNHE274931 male up.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhagastis
Species:
R. lambertoni
Binomial name
Rhagastis lambertoni
(Clark, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hippotion lambertoni Clark, 1923

Rhagastis lambertoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar .[2]

The length of the forewings is 22–30 mm. It can be distinguished from all other Rhagastis species by the strongly convex outer margin and markedly falcate apex of the forewing.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224926/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Rhagastis/lambertoni.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 26 (3): 1–173. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1834288 entry