Rhodoprasina nanlingensis
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Rhodoprasina nanlingensis is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Hunan
and Guangdong
in China
.
The wingspan
is about 86 mm. The forewing is relatively short and broad. The head, thorax, abdomen and forewing uppersides are reddish ochreous. The ground colour of the hindwing upperside is more reddish than the forewing and the undersides of both wings are reddish ochreous.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
and Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
in China
China
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.
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is about 86 mm. The forewing is relatively short and broad. The head, thorax, abdomen and forewing uppersides are reddish ochreous. The ground colour of the hindwing upperside is more reddish than the forewing and the undersides of both wings are reddish ochreous.