Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea
Family
Sphingidae
Subfamily
Macroglossinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Macroglossini
Genus
Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Type Species
Pergesa velata Walker, 1866
Species/Subspecies
Rhagastis castanea Moore, 1872 (Pergesa)
Type Locality
Bombay [province], [India]
= Chaerocampa hyporhoda Hampson, 1900: 39 (TL. Karwar)
= Theretra swinhoei Clark, 1925: 37 (TL. Siam: Krat [Thailand])
= Theretra castenella Gehlen, 1942: 286 (TL. Bombay [province])
Distribution
States/Union Territories
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Deccan Peninsula, Western Ghats