Rhagastis trilineata
Appearance
Rhagastis trilineata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Rhagastis |
Species: | R. trilineata
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Binomial name | |
Rhagastis trilineata |
Rhagastis trilineata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.