Meganoton rubescens

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.

Meganoton rubescens
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Meganoton
Species:
M. rubescens
Binomial name
Meganoton rubescens
Butler, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Diludia rufescens Butler, 1875
  • Macrosila rubescens
  • Meganoton cocytoides Rothschild, 1894
  • Meganoton rubescens dracomontis Mell, 1922
  • Macrosila rubescens severina Miskin, 1891

The wingspan is about 130 mm. Adults have a light and dark fawn pattern on their wings, with a small white dot edged in black near the centre of each forewing.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Annona, Melodorum (including Melodorum leichhardtii), Kigelia (including Kigelia pinnata) and Spathodea (including Spathodea campanulata) species. They are green with a yellow patch on the thorax, and white diagonal stripes on each segment.

Subspecies
  • Meganoton rubescens rubescens (north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China and northern Vietnam)[3]
  • 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)

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 January 2017). "Meganoton rufescens (Butler, [1875])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Cerberonoton rubescens rubescens (Butler, [1876]) -- Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved 16 December 2018.


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