Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Rhagastis olivacea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Rhagastis Rank Species | |
Similar Rhagastis, Butterflies and moths, Acosmeryx naga, Acosmeryx, Langia zenzeroides | ||
Rhagastis olivacea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from north-western India across Nepal, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand and southern China to northern Vietnam.
The wingspan is 72–92 mm. It can be distinguished from all other Rhagastis species by the yellowish-green ground colour of the forewing upperside with narrow and indistinct reddish transverse lines and bands, and a shuttle-shaped marginal area bordered irregularly with bluish-white scales, most strongly at the apex and tornus.
Adults are lachryphagous (meaning they drink tears).
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Impatiens species in India.
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