RHAGASTIS LUNATA (Rothschild, 1900)

Male Rhagastis lunata. Photo: © BMNH Male Rhagastis lunata. Photo: © BMNH Male Rhagastis lunata, Thailand. Photo: © Adam Cotton

TAXONOMY

Chaerocampa [sic] lunata Rothschild, 1900, Novit. zool. 7: 274. Type locality: India, Assam [Meghalaya], Khasia Hills [Khasi Hills].


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION

Wingspan: 72--86mm.


ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME

China: 12.vi (Yunnan).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM: Unknown.

LARVA: Unknown.

PUPA: Unknown.

Larval hostplants. Unknown.


PARASITOIDS

Unknown.


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Yunnan (nr. Yingjiang, Xima, 2080m); south Xizang/Tibet (Mutu, Namjagbarwa region, 2000m (Wang, 1988); Zhangmu, 2200m).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Nepal, northeastern India, Thailand, southwestern China, Vietnam.


Global distribution of Rhagastis lunata. Map: © BMNH.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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