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Meganoton analis
Species of moth
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Meganoton |
| Species: | M. analis |
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Description
The wingspan is 87–150 mm.
Male
Male underside
Female
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 , ventral view
Male M. a. scribae , dorsal view
Male M. a. scribae , ventral view
Female M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
Female M. a. sumatranus, ventral view
Male M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
Male M. a. sumatranus, ventral view
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