Rhodoprasina corolla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Rhodoprasina
Species: Rhodoprasina corolla

Name

Rhodoprasina corolla Cadiou & Kitching, 1990

Type locality: Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, Doi Inthanon, Radar Station, 2550 m.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. BM Spingid slide 469. 25.X.1986. M.G. Allen.

Synonymy

• Rhodoprasina mateji Brechlin & Melichar, 2006 (synonymized by Řezáč, 2018: 191)
  • Type locality: China, Hubei, Daba Shan, Songluohe, 31°37'N, 110°33'E, 1300-1800m.
    • Holotype: NHNM. male ♂. IV.2006. legit V. Sinjaev. GU 21/06.
• Rhodoprasina minoris Brechlin, 2007 (synonymized by Řezáč, 2018: 191)
  • Type locality: China, Guangdong SW, Datian Ding Shan, Xinyi, ca. 22.3ºN, 111.2º, 1600 m.
    • Holotype: MWM. male ♂. I.2007.
• Rhodoprasina winbrechlini Brechlin in Kitching & Brechlin, 1996 (synonymized by Řezáč, 2018: 191)
  • Type locality: Vietnam (north), Lao Cai Province, Mt. Fan-si-pan (north side), Sa Pa, 22°17'N, 103°44'E, 1600m.
    • Holotype: MWM. male ♂. 12.VI.1995.

Photos

• tpittaway [1].
• tpittaway [2].

References

Primary references

• Cadiou, J.M. & Kitching, I.J. 1990. New Sphingidae from Thailand (Lepidoptera). Lambillionea 90(4): 3–34. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brechlin, R. 2007c. Rhodoprasina minoris, eine neue Sphingide aus China (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo (n.f.) 28(1/2): 1–4. Reference page. 
• Brechlin, R. & Melichar, T. 2006. Rhodoprasina mateji sp. n., eine neue Sphingide aus China (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo (n.f.) 27(3): 153–155. Reference page. 
• Kitching, I.J. & Brechlin, R. 1996. New species of the genera Rhodoprasina Rothschild & Jordan and Acosmeryx Boisduval from Thailand and Vietnam, with a redescription of R. corolla Cadiou & Kitching (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 17(1): 51–66. Reference page. 
• Řezáč, M. 2018. Notes on the taxonomy of the genus Rhodoprasina Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) with the description of a new species. The European Entomologist 10(1): 185-206. Reference page.