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Taxonomy
Rhagastis olivacea (Moore, 1872)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Rhagastis
Species:
Rhagastis olivacea (Moore, 1872)
Usage:
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Type data:
Syntypes ♂♀ Northwest Himalayas [India: Himachal Pradesh,] Simla [Shimla], 7000 feet [coll. Capt. Lang (depository unknown, ?MNHU); NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Subsequently referred to by Dudgeon, 1898, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 11: 413, name 137. B. a, as "Theretra spec." Synonymized with Chaerocampa castor by Hampson, 1896, Fauna Brit. India 4: 453. Reinstated as a species and transferred to Rhagastis by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 792 (key), 797.
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Synonyms: 1