Meganoton analis explained

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.

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)^[1]
Meganoton analis gressitti Clark, 1937 (Taiwan)^[2]
Meganoton analis scribae (Austaut, 1911) (southern Russian Far East (Kuril Islands), eastern China, South Korea and Japan)^[3]
Meganoton analis sugii Cadiou & Holloway, 1989 (Sulawesi)
Meganoton analis sumatranus Clark, 1924 (Borneo, Sumatra)^[4]

External links

Web site: CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae . Cate-sphingidae.org . https://archive.today/20120722035401/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Meganoton/analis.html . 2012-07-22 . 2011-11-01.

Notes and References

Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Notonagemia analis analis (R. Felder, [1874]) -- Grey double-bristled hawkmoth ]. Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 16, 2018.
Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Notonagemia analis gressitti (Clark, 1937) -- Grey double-bristled hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 16, 2018.
Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Notonagemia analis scribae (Austaut, 1911) -- Grey double-bristled hawkmoth . Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 16, 2018.
Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Meganoton analis Felder . The Moths of Borneo . January 11, 2019.