RHAGASTIS CASTOR JORDANI Oberthür, 1904

Male Rhagastis castor jordani. Photo: © BMNH

TAXONOMY

Rhagastis jordani Oberthür, 1904, Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1904: 14. Type locality: China, Siao-lou [Sichuan, Xiaolou].


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION


ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME


EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:

PUPA:

Larval hostplants.


PARASITOIDS


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Sichuan (Xiaolou); Guangdong.


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Southern China.


Global distribution of Rhagastis castor jordani. Map: © BMNH.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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