Rhodoprasina winbrechlini

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Rhodoprasina winbrechlini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhodoprasina
Species:
R. winbrechlini
Binomial name
Rhodoprasina winbrechlini
Brechlin, 1996 [1]

Rhodoprasina winbrechlini is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from northern Vietnam and southern Yunnan in China. [2]

Adult males have long antennae. The forewings are green with a faint blue tint. There is a red area on the hindwing upperside which does not extend beyond the median line. The distal half of the wing is greenish.

Adults are on wing in early March in northern Vietnam and early April in Yunnan.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Rhodoprasina winbrechlini Brechlin, 1996". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.