Meganoton analis

Meganoton analis
Meganoton analis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
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 is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India, Nepal, southern and eastern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, the southern part of the Russian Far East (Kurile Islands), South Korea and Japan.

The wingspan is 87-150 mm. Adults of ssp. 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 ssp. 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 (Kurile Islands), eastern China, South Korea and Japan)[4]
  • Meganoton analis sugii Cadiou & Holloway, 1989 (Sulawesi)
  • Meganoton analis sumatranus Clark, 1924 (Borneo, Sumatra)[5]

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Meganoton/analis.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Meganoton analis analis'' Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_ana.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  3. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Meganoton analis gressitti'' Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_grt.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  4. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Meganoton analis scribae'' Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_scr.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  5. ^ "''Meganoton analis sumatranus'' at The Moths of Borneo". Arbec.com.my. http://www.arbec.com.my/moths/sphingidae/sphingidae_4_1.php. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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