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Meganoton analis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Subfamily:
Sphinginae
Tribe:
Sphingini
Genus:
Meganoton
Species:
M. analis
Binomial name
Meganoton analis
(R. Felder, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx analis R. Felder, 1874
  • Diludia grandis Butler, 1875
  • Diludia tranquillaris Butler, 1876
  • Meganoton clossi Gehlen, 1924
  • Meganoton analis subalba Mell, 1922
  • Psilogramma analis scribae Austaut, 1911

Meganoton analis, the grey double-bristled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India, Nepal, southern and eastern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, the southern part of the Russian Far East (Kurile Islands), South Korea and Japan.

Description

The wingspan is 87–150 mm.

  • Male
    Male
  • Male underside
    Male underside
  • Female
    Female
  • Female underside
    Female underside

Biology

The adults of subspecies M. a. scribae are on wing from early June to early August in Korea.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Sassafras tzuma in China. It is also an occasional pest of Magnolia species. The larvae of subspecies M. a. scribae have been recorded feeding on Magnolia kobus in Japan.

Subspecies

  • Meganoton analis analis (India, Nepal, southern China, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam)[2]
  • Meganoton analis gressitti Clark, 1937 (Taiwan)[3]
  • Meganoton analis scribae (Austaut, 1911) (southern Russian Far East (Kuril Islands), eastern China, South Korea and Japan)[4]
  • Meganoton analis sugii Cadiou & Holloway, 1989 (Sulawesi)
  • Meganoton analis sumatranus Clark, 1924 (Borneo, Sumatra)[5]
  • Female M. a. scribae , dorsal view
    Female M. a. scribae , dorsal view
  • Female M. a. scribae , ventral view
    Female M. a. scribae , ventral view
  • Male M. a. scribae , dorsal view
    Male M. a. scribae , dorsal view
  • Male M. a. scribae , ventral view
    Male M. a. scribae , ventral view
  • Female M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
    Female M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
  • Female M. a. sumatranus, ventral view
    Female M. a. sumatranus, ventral view
  • Male M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
    Male M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
  • Male M. a. sumatranus, ventral view
    Male M. a. sumatranus, ventral view

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Notonagemia analis analis (R. Felder, [1874]) -- Grey double-bristled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Notonagemia analis gressitti (Clark, 1937) -- Grey double-bristled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Notonagemia analis scribae (Austaut, 1911) -- Grey double-bristled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Meganoton analis Felder". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 11, 2019.


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