Amsels' hawkmoth
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Rethera |
Species: | R. amseli
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Binomial name | |
Rethera amseli Daniel, 1958[1]
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Amsels' hawkmoth (Rethera amseli) is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Franz Daniel in 1958. It is known from western Afghanistan.[2]
The wingspan is 34–43 mm. It is similar to Rethera brandti, but larger and with paler markings.
Adults are on wing in mid-April. There is one generation per year.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Rethera amseli Daniel, 1958". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.