Meganoton rubescens

Meganoton rubescens
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Meganoton
Species:	M. rubescens
Binomial name
	Meganoton rubescens; Butler, 1876
Synonyms
	Diludia rufescens Butler, 1875; Macrosila rubescens; Meganoton cocytoides Rothschild, 1894; Meganoton rubescens dracomontis Mell, 1922; Macrosila rubescens severina Miskin, 1891;

Meganoton rubescens, the rosy double-bristled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China, northern Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, northern Australia and the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is about 130 mm. Adults have a light and dark fawn pattern on their wings, with a small white dot edged in black near the centre of each forewing.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Annona, Melodorum (including Melodorum leichhardtii), Kigelia (including Kigelia pinnata) and Spathodea (including Spathodea campanulata) species. They are green with a yellow patch on the thorax, and white diagonal stripes on each segment.

Subspecies

Meganoton rubescens rubescens (north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China and northern Vietnam)^[3]
Meganoton rubescens amboinicus Clark, 1938 (Moluccas)
Meganoton rubescens philippinensis Clark, 1938 (Philippines)
Meganoton rubescens severina (Miskin, 1891) (Papua New Guinea, northern Australia, Solomon Islands)
Meganoton rubescens thielei Huwe, 1906 (Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia)
Meganoton rubescens titan Gehlen, 1933 (Moluccas)

Meganoton rubescens severina♀
Meganoton rubescens severina♀ △
Meganoton rubescens thielei ♂
Meganoton rubescens thielei ♂ △

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 January 2017). "Meganoton rufescens (Butler, [1875])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cerberonoton rubescens rubescens (Butler, [1876]) -- Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 January 2017). "Meganoton rufescens (Butler, [1875])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[3] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cerberonoton rubescens rubescens (Butler, [1876]) -- Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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