''Rhagastis lunata'', the lunulate mottled hawkmoth, is a

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of the family Sphingidae. It is known from

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, north-eastern

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, south-western

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and

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. The

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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 a streak or patch behind the discal cell. The hindwing upperside has a well-defined orange-beige median band, including a series of vein dots.

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Rhagastis Moths described in 1900 {{Macroglossini-stub