Meganoton nyctiphanes

Meganoton nyctiphanes
Meganoton nyctiphanes
Meganoton nyctiphanes, female. Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Meganoton
Species: M. nyctiphanes
Binomial name
Meganoton nyctiphanes
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Macrosila nyctiphanes Walker, 1856
  • Pseudosphinx cyrtolophia Butler, 1875

Meganoton nyctiphanes is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, the Andaman Islands, south-eastern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra) and the Philippines (Palawan).[2]

The wingspan is 120-140 mm. It is variable in size and forewing upperside ground colour (when paler the lines appear more prominent). There is a pale band on the hindwing upperside which is slightly variable in position.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Symphorema involucratum in Thailand.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Meganoton/nyctiphanes.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_nyt.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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