''Rhodoprasina'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly 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, but species ar ...
erected 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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Rhodoprasina callantha''
Jordan 1929
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Rhodoprasina corolla''
Cadiou & Kitching 1990
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Rhodoprasina corrigenda''
Kitching & Cadiou 1996
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Rhodoprasina floralis''
(Butler 1876)
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Rhodoprasina koerferi''
Brechlin, 2010
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Rhodoprasina mateji''
Brechlin & Melichar, 2006
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Rhodoprasina nanlingensis''
Kishida & Wang, 2003
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Rhodoprasina nenulfascia''
Zhu & Wang 1997
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Rhodoprasina viksinjaevi''
Brechlin, 2004
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Rhodoprasina winbrechlini''
Brechlin 1996
References
Smerinthini
Sphingidae genera
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Taxa named by Karl Jordan
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