Rhagastis lambertoni

Rhagastis lambertoni
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhagastis
Species:
R. lambertoni
Binomial name
Rhagastis lambertoni
(Clark, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hippotion lambertoni Clark, 1923

Rhagastis lambertoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar.[2]

The length of the forewings is 22โ€“30 mm. It can be distinguished from all other Rhagastis species by the strongly convex outer margin and markedly falcate apex of the forewing.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-10-25. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1โ€“173. doi:10.5962/p.238439 โ€“ via Biodiversity Heritage Library.