Rethera afghanistana
Appearance
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Afghan madder hawkmoth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Rethera |
Species: | R. afghanistana
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Binomial name | |
Rethera afghanistana Daniel, 1958[1]
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Rethera afghanistana, the Afghan madder hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Franz Daniel in 1958. It is known from most of Afghanistan and western Pakistan. It is probably also found in central Iran.[2]
The wingspan is 46–51 mm. It is similar to, but larger than Rethera brandti.
Adults are on wing in mid-April in Herat and late May in Kabul. There is probably one generation per year.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Rethera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.