Rethera afghanistana

Afghan madder hawkmoth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rethera
Species:
R. afghanistana
Binomial name
Rethera afghanistana
Daniel, 1958[1]

Rethera afghanistana, the Afghan madder hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Franz Daniel in 1958. It is known from most of Afghanistan and western Pakistan. It is probably also found in central Iran.[2]

The wingspan is 46–51 mm. It is similar to, but larger than Rethera brandti.

Adults are on wing in mid-April in Herat and late May in Kabul. There is probably one generation per year.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Rethera Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.


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