Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894)

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 189-190

33. Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894) - Pale-Edged Mottled Hawkmoth ( Figure 3 : O)

1894. Metopsilus albomarginatus Rothschild, Novitates Zoologicae , 1: 78.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 1 (25.1264ºN 94.4357ºE), 1930 m asl ,

23.vii.2019 - 1 ♂, IJ1419, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 70 mm. Forewing length: 34 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Chandra et al., 2014); Sikkim ( Sanyal et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Hong Kong ( Kendrick, 2002; Kendrick and Young, 2014); Myanmar, China, Sumatra, Java, Borneo ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Hydrangea spp. ( Hydrangeaceae ) in north-eastern India ( Bell and Scott, 1937).

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 3. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, (1858)); B. A. pseudonaga Butler, 1881; C. Deilephila elpenor macromera (Butler, 1875); D. Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758); E. H. rosetta (Swinhoe, 1892); F. Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758); G. T. clotho clotho (Drury, 1773); H. T. tibetiana Vaglia and Haxaire, 2010; I. T. lucasii (Walker, 1856); J. T. nessus nessus (Drury, 1773); K. T. oldenlandiae oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775); L. T. pallicosta (Walker, 1856); M. Cechetra lineosa (Walker, 1856); N. C. minor (Butler, 1875); O. Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894); P. R. castor aurifera (Butler, 1875); Q. R. confusa Rothschild and Jordan, 1903; R. R. olivacea (Moore, 1857).