Rhagastis mongoliana

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Rhagastis mongoliana
Rhagastis mongoliana MHNT CUT 2010 0 502 Ohsugidani Honguh, Wakayama Prefecture,Japan - male dorsal.jpg
Rhagastis mongoliana
Rhagastis mongoliana MHNT CUT 2010 0 502 Ohsugidani Honguh, Wakayama Prefecture,Japan - male ventral.jpg
Rhagastis mongoliana ♂ △
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhagastis
Species:
R. mongoliana
Binomial name
Rhagastis mongoliana
(Butler, 1876) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pergesa mongoliana Butler, 1876
  • Rhagastis mongoliana pallicostaMell, 1922

Rhagastis mongoliana is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

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Distribution

It is found from China, north to Mongolia, Korea and the Primorsky Krai in Russia, and east to Taiwan and Japan. [2]

Descritption

The wingspan is 47–63 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from late April to August in north-eastern China.

Biology

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Berberis , Cayratia , Impatiens , Polygonum and Vitis species in China, Cayratia japonica , Impatiens balsamina , Zantedeschia aethiopica and Parthenocissus tricuspidata in Japan, Impatiens balsamina and Galium verum var. asiaticum in Korea, Vitis amurensis in the Russian Far East and Cissus , Damnacanthus , Galium , Oenothera and Parthenocissus elsewhere.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Rhagastis mongoliana (Butler, [1876])". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.