Rhagastis acuta

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Rhagastis acuta
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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

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-10-25.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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