Rhagastis trilineata

Rhagastis trilineata
	Rhagastis trilineata ♂
	Rhagastis trilineata ♂ △
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Rhagastis
Species:	R. trilineata
Binomial name
	Rhagastis trilineata; Matsumura, 1921[1]

Rhagastis trilineata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Japan.[2]

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.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.