Rhagastis trilineata

Rhagastis trilineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhagastis
Species: R. trilineata
Binomial name
Rhagastis trilineata
Matsumura, 1921[1]

Rhagastis trilineata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Japan.[2]

It is similar to Rhagastis mongoliana but distinguishable by the almost uniform (not distinctly chequered) forewing fringes and the small black discal spot on the hindwing underside. The hindwing underside has a small black discal spot.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hydrangea macrophylla.

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 AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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