Rhodoprasina viksinjaevi

Rhodoprasina viksinjaevi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Rhodoprasina
Species: R. viksinjaevi
Binomial name
Rhodoprasina viksinjaevi
Brechlin, 2004[1]

Rhodoprasina viksinjaevi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Guangdong and Hunan in China.[2]

The wingspan is 82–100 mm. It is similar to Rhodoprasina corrigenda but smaller and with a bluish tint to the greenish forewings. The pink basal area on the hindwing extends to the centre of the wing

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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