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Rhagastis
''Rhagastis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ... and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *'' Rhagastis acuta'' (Walker 1856) *'' Rhagastis albomarginatus'' (Rothschild 1894) *'' Rhagastis binoculata'' Matsumura 1909 *'' Rhagastis castor'' (Walker 1856) *'' Rhagastis confusa'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *'' Rhagastis diehli'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2010 *'' Rhagastis gloriosa'' (Butler 1875) *'' Rhagastis hayesi'' Diehl 1982 *'' Rhagastis lambertoni'' (Clark 1923) *'' Rhagastis lunata'' (Rothschild 1900) *'' Rhagastis meridionalis'' Gehlen, 1928 *'' Rhagastis mongoliana'' (Butler 1876) *'' Rhagastis olivacea'' (Moore 1872) *'' Rhagastis rubetra'' Rothschild & Jordan 1907 *'' Rhagastis trilineata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis
''Rhagastis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ... and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *'' Rhagastis acuta'' (Walker 1856) *'' Rhagastis albomarginatus'' (Rothschild 1894) *'' Rhagastis binoculata'' Matsumura 1909 *'' Rhagastis castor'' (Walker 1856) *'' Rhagastis confusa'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *'' Rhagastis diehli'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2010 *'' Rhagastis gloriosa'' (Butler 1875) *'' Rhagastis hayesi'' Diehl 1982 *'' Rhagastis lambertoni'' (Clark 1923) *'' Rhagastis lunata'' (Rothschild 1900) *'' Rhagastis meridionalis'' Gehlen, 1928 *'' Rhagastis mongoliana'' (Butler 1876) *'' Rhagastis olivacea'' (Moore 1872) *'' Rhagastis rubetra'' Rothschild & Jordan 1907 *'' Rhagastis trilineata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Castor
''Rhagastis castor'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, southern China and Vietnam, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan. Description The wingspan is 53–84 mm. It is similar to '' Rhagastis acuta'' and '' Rhagastis velata'' but larger, the forewings and hindwings are more elongate. It is distinguishable by the combination of the dark connection between the marginal band and the basal area on the forewing underside and the well developed abdominal golden stripes. The forewing underside marginal area is joined to the basal area by a streak. The third postmedian line is marked by a series of large and conspicuous black vein dots. The forewing and hindwing median area has a conspicuous red or salmon pink flush. Rhagastis castor castor MHNT CUT 2010 0 233 Diehl Sumatra male dorsal.jpg, ''R. c. castor'' dorsal view Rhagastis castor castor MHNT CUT 2010 0 233 Diehl Sumatra m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Albomarginatus
''Rhagastis albomarginatus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from the Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Description The forewing upperside has the first and third postmedian lines reduced to a series of prominent vein dots, the second postmedian line is very weak or absent, There is an inconspicuous and diffuse pale patch and a similar but less marked pale area. The pale band is reduced to an ill-defined patch near the anal angle. The fringe is weakly dentate with white with brown vein spots. The costal edge is at least partly creamy white. The hindwing underside has a small black discal spot. Biology Larvae of subspecies ''R. a. dichroae'' have been recorded feeding on '' Vernicia montana'' and '' Dichroa febrifuga'', while the larvae of subspecies ''R. a. albomarginatus'' feed on '' Dichroa'', '' Hydrangea'' and ''Vitis ''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 79 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Rubetra
''Rhagastis rubetra'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Indonesia (Kalimantan, Nias, Sumatra) north through Malaysia (Sarawak, Peninsular) to Thailand and possibly southern Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ..., China. Description It is similar to '' Rhagastis acuta'', '' Rhagastis hayesi'' and '' Rhagastis velata'' but distinguishable from the first two by the forewing upperside ground colour and from the last by the shape of the labial palp, which is strongly narrowed towards the base. The forewing upperside is similar to ''Rhagastis velata'', but the ground colour ranges from pale grey to grey green (olive-green in ''Rhagastis velata''). The intensity of the dark markings varies considerably from almost absent to strongly present. Rhagas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Binoculata
''Rhagastis binoculata'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Taiwan. The wingspan is 54–63 mm. It is very similar to '' Rhagastis albomarginatus dichroae'' and distinguishable only by the pinkish-grey oval patch across the postmedian lines on the forewing upperside. The forewing upperside is also very similar to ''Rhagastis albomarginatus'', but the conspicuous oval pale patch that divides the postmedian lines is pinkish grey. The hindwing underside has a small black discal spot. Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Hydrangea chinensis ''Hydrangea chinensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Myanmar, southeast China, and Taiwan. Subtaxa The following varieties are accepted: *''Hydrangea chinensis'' var. ''chinensis'' *''Hydrangea chinensis ...''. References Rhagastis Moths described in 1909 {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Lunata
''Rhagastis lunata'', the lunulate mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam. The wingspan is 72–86 mm. The antenna are longer and thicker than in all other ''Rhagastis ''Rhagastis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zo ...'' species, except '' Rhagastis gloriosa'' (from which it differs in the lack of dark red bands on the forewing upperside, the apical black scaling being confined to the distal segments). The forewing upperside has a characteristic bluish-white submarginal line formed of crescent-shaped marks, the horns of which are directed basally. Both wings are pinkish-red, with traces of the ochreous ground colour distally. The black basal area of the forewing is reduced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Mongoliana
''Rhagastis mongoliana'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from China, north to Mongolia, Korea and the Primorsky Krai in Russia, and east to Taiwan and Japan. Descritption The wingspan is 47–63 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from late April to August in north-eastern China. Rhagastis mongoliana MHNT CUT 2010 0 502 - Ussuri, Gornotajosnoje, Russia female dorsal.jpg, ♀ Rhagastis mongoliana MHNT CUT 2010 0 502 - Ussuri, Gornotajosnoje, Russia female ventral.jpg, ♀ △ Biology Larvae have been recorded feeding on '' Berberis'', ''Cayratia'', ''Impatiens'', ''Polygonum'' and ''Vitis'' species in China, ''Cayratia japonica'', ''Impatiens balsamina'', '' Zantedeschia aethiopica'' and ''Parthenocissus tricuspidata'' in Japan, ''Impatiens balsamina'' and ''Galium verum'' var. ''asiaticum'' in Korea, '' Vitis amurensis'' in the Russian Far East and ''Cissus'', ''Damnacanthus ''Damnacanthus'' is a genus of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Confusa
''Rhagastis confusa'', the indistinct mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from northern India, Nepal, northern Thailand, south-western China and northern Vietnam. Description The wingspan is 84–90 mm. It is similar to '' Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus'' but distinguishable by the almost uniform olive-green ground colour of the forewing upperside and the lack of a small black discal spot on the hindwing underside. Rhagastis confusa MHNT CUT 2010 0 96 - Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai - male dorsal.jpg, Dorsal view Rhagastis confusa MHNT CUT 2010 0 96 - Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai - male ventral.jpg, Ventral view Biology Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Vitis ''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 79 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus is made up of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, b ...'' species i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Gloriosa
''Rhagastis gloriosa'', the crimson mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found along the southern slopes of the Himalaya in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, north-eastern India and northern Myanmar, east to central Yunnan in China. It has also been recorded from the extreme northwest of Thailand and northern Vietnam. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 82–92 mm. It has olive-green forewings overlain by broad, dark red and partially merged transverse bands. The dorsal scaling of the antenna is brown or black from near the base to near the hook. The forewing upperside ground colour is olive green. The transverse bands are dark red, broad, irregular and partially merged. The forewing and hindwing undersi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Acuta
''Rhagastis acuta'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including India, Thailand and Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... It is similar to '' Rhagastis velata'' and '' Rhagastis hayesi''. The upperside of the abdomen has a pair of vestigial or well-developed lateral golden stripes. The forewing upperside is similar to '' Rhagastis castor aurifera''. It has an olive-green tone. The forewing underside has postmedian dots and a submarginal band which is not joined to the basal area. The hindwing underside is without a small black discal spot. References Rhagastis Moths described in 1856 {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Trilineata
''Rhagastis trilineata'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... References Rhagastis Moths described in 1921 Moths of Japan {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagastis Velata
''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. 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 ''Amorphophallus'' (from Ancient Greek , "without form, misshapen" + ''phallos'', "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix) is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the ''Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |