Meganoton rubescens explained

Meganoton rubescens, the rosy double-bristled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China, northern Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, northern Australia and the Solomon Islands.

Subspecies

• Meganoton rubescens rubescens (north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China and northern Vietnam)^[1]
• Meganoton rubescens amboinicus Clark, 1938 (Moluccas)
• Meganoton rubescens philippinensis Clark, 1938 (Philippines)
• Meganoton rubescens severina (Miskin, 1891) (Papua New Guinea, northern Australia, Solomon Islands)
• Meganoton rubescens thielei Huwe, 1906 (Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia)
• Meganoton rubescens titan Gehlen, 1933 (Moluccas)

External links

• Web site: CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae . Cate-sphingidae.org . https://archive.today/20120721112814/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Meganoton/rubescens.html . 2012-07-21 . 2011-11-01.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Cerberonoton rubescens rubescens (Butler, [1876]) -- Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth ]. Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . 16 December 2018.