''Rhagastis'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, ...

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

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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 I ...

'' (Walker 1856) *''

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 redu ...

'' (Rothschild 1894) *''

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 t ...

'' Matsumura 1909 *''

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 ...

'' (Walker 1856) *''

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– ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *'' Rhagastis diehli'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2010 *''

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 Y ...

'' (Butler 1875) *''

Rhagastis hayesi ''Rhagastis hayesi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including Burma, Vietnam and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Sou ...

'' Diehl 1982 *'' Rhagastis lambertoni'' (Clark 1923) *''

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 ...

'' (Rothschild 1900) *''

Rhagastis meridionalis ''Rhagastis meridionalis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Bruno Gehlen in 1928. It is known from Java. References Rhagastis Moths described in 1928 {{Macroglossini-stub ...

'' Gehlen, 1928 *''

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. Ther ...

'' (Butler 1876) *'' Rhagastis olivacea'' (Moore 1872) *''

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 ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1907 *''

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 bordere ...

'' Matsumura 1921 *''

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 i ...

'' (Walker 1866)

Gallery

Rhagastis acuta MHNT CUT 2010 0 204 Khao Yai Thailand Male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus MHNT CUT 2010 0 101 Chang Mai Thailand male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis binoculata MHNT CUT 2010 0 52 male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis castor formosana MHNT CUT 2010 0 233 Taiwan male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis confusa MHNT CUT 2010 0 96 - Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai - male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis gloriosa MHNT CUT 2010 0 502 Darjeeling India - male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis lunata MHNT CUT 2010 0 52 male Assam.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis mongoliana MHNT CUT 2010 0 502 Ohsugidani Honguh, Wakayama Prefecture,Japan - male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis olivacea MHNT CUT 2010 0 250 Doi Inthanon Chiang Mai Thailand male.jpg, '' Rhagastis olivacea'' Rhagastis rubetra MHNT CUT 2010 0 52 Sumatra male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis trilineata MHNT CUT 2010 0 503 Kanazawa Prefecture, Japan - male.jpg, ''

'' Rhagastis velata MHNT CUT 2010 0 204 Bhimtal Uttarakhand India Male.jpg, ''

References

Macroglossini Moth genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Macroglossini-stub