Meganoton rubescens (Butler, 1876)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Sphinginae → tribe Sphingini → genus Meganoton → species Meganoton rubescens

Species name(s)

Meganoton rubescens (Butler, 1876) = Dilusia rubescens Butler, 1876 = Diludia rufescens Butler, 1875 = Meganoton rufescens dracomontis Mell, 1922. [9]

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Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Indo-Malayan.

Detailed information with references

Distribution

Nepal, North East India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas Islands, Papua New Guinea [57].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Annona, Melodorum (Annonaceae); Kigelia, Spathodea (Bignoniaceae) [57].

Subspecies of Meganoton rubescens

Meganoton rubescens amboinicus (Clark, 1938). [9]
M. r. philippinensis Clark, 1938. [9]
M. r. severina (Miskin, 1891). [9]
M. r. thielei Huwe, 1906. [9]
M. r. titan Gehlen, 1933. [9]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[57] Identification Guide of Japanese Moths (jpmoth.org), 2011

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