Biology:Rhagastis velata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Rhagastis |
| Species: | R. velata
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| Rhagastis velata (Walker, 1866)[1]
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Rhagastis velata, the veiled mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India , Thailand, central and southern China and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 66–74 mm. The upperside of the abdomen is without a pair of lateral golden stripes or (occasionally) with vestigial stripes on the posterior segments. The forewing upperside has four postmedian lines forming a conspicuous dark patch on the inner margin that is often continued towards the costa where it joins another (not always well-marked) patch near the discal spot. Two or three of the postmedian lines are usually strongly dentate. The forewing underside has a brown border.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Arisaema and Amorphophallus species in India.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024005318/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Rhagastis/velata.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Rhagastis velata (Walker, 1866) -- Veiled mottled hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/r_vel.htm. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q4510043 entry
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