Biology:Rhagastis rubetra

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Short description: Species of moth

Rhagastis rubetra
Rhagastis rubetra.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhagastis
Species:
R. rubetra
Binomial name
Rhagastis rubetra
Rothschild & Jordan, 1907[1]
Synonyms
  • Rhagastis mjobergi Clark, 1923

Rhagastis rubetra is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Indonesia (Kalimantan, Nias, Sumatra) north through Malaysia (Sarawak, Peninsular) to Thailand and possibly southern Tibet, China.[2]

Description

It is similar to Rhagastis acuta, Rhagastis hayesi and Rhagastis velata but distinguishable from the first two by the forewing upperside ground colour and from the last by the shape of the labial palp, which is strongly narrowed towards the base. The forewing upperside is similar to Rhagastis velata, but the ground colour ranges from pale grey to grey green (olive-green in Rhagastis velata). The intensity of the dark markings varies considerably from almost absent to strongly present.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2804221 entry