Rethera afghanistana

Rethera afghanistana, the Afghan madder hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Franz Daniel in 1958. It is known from most of Afghanistan and western Pakistan. It is probably also found in central Iran.^[2]

Afghan madder hawkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Rethera
Species:	R. afghanistana
Binomial name
Rethera afghanistana Daniel, 1958[1]

The wingspan is 46–51 mm. It is similar to, but larger than Rethera brandti.

Adults are on wing in mid-April in Herat and late May in Kabul. There is probably one generation per year.