Rhagastis trilineata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan.[2]
Rhagastis trilineata | |
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Rhagastis trilineata ♂ | |
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Rhagastis trilineata ♂ △ | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Rhagastis |
Species: | R. trilineata |
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Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921[1] | |
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.
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