Rhodoprasina viksinjaevi
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Rhodoprasina viksinjaevi is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Guangdong
and Hunan
in China
.
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
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 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...
and 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...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 82–100 mm. It is similar to Rhodoprasina corrigenda
Rhodoprasina corrigenda
Rhodoprasina corrigenda is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from northern Thailand and northern Vietnam.The wingspan is 104–116 mm. It is similar to Rhodoprasina corolla but larger and with a silvery sheen on the greenish forewings, which are longer and apically pointed...
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