Rhagastis velata

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Rhagastis velata
Rhagastis velata MHNT CUT 2010 0 204 Bhimtal Uttarakhand India Male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Rhagastis velata MHNT CUT 2010 0 204 Bhimtal Uttarakhand India Male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhagastis
Species:
R. velata
Binomial name
Rhagastis velata
(Walker, 1866) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pergesa velataWalker, 1866

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.

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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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Rhagastis velata (Walker, 1866) -- Veiled mottled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.


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