Rhagastis olivacea (Moore, 1857)

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 : 190

36. Rhagastis olivacea (Moore, 1857) - Olive Mottled Hawkmoth ( Figure 3 : R)

1872. Pergesa olivacea Moore, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond.: 567.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 1 (25.1264ºN 94.4357ºE), 1930 m asl, 23.vii.2019 - 2 ♂ , IJ1418, IJ1850; Site 4 (25.1112ºN

94.4534ºE), 2425 m asl, 25.vii.2019 - 1 ♂, IJ332, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 75 mm. Forewing length: 35 mm.

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013), Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020); Manipur; Sikkim ( Sanyal et al., 2018); Uttarakhand ( Smetacek, 1994, 2008); West Bengal ( Shah et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Pakistan ( Rafi et al., 2014); Nepal ( Kishida, 1998); Bhutan ( Irungbam and Irungbam, 2019); Thailand ( Inoue et al., 1997); Laos ( Kishida and Yano, 2020), northern Vietnam ( Kitching and Spitzer, 1995), Myanmar, southern China ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Impatiens spp. ( Balsaminaceae ) in 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).