''Meganoton analis'', the grey double-bristled hawkmoth, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. It is known from
India,
Nepal, southern and eastern
China
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, 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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.
Description
The
wingspan is 87–150 mm.
Meganoton analis gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 35 Taïwan male dorsal.jpg, Male
Meganoton analis gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 35 Taïwan male ventral.jpg, Male underside
Meganoton analis gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 35 Taïwan female dorsal.jpg, Female
Meganoton analis gressitti MHNT CUT 2010 0 35 Taïwan female ventral.jpg, 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)
*''Meganoton analis gressitti''
Clark, 1937 (Taiwan)
*''Meganoton analis scribae''
(Austaut, 1911) (southern Russian Far East (Kuril Islands), eastern China, South Korea and Japan)
*''Meganoton analis sugii''
Cadiou & Holloway, 1989 (Sulawesi)
*''Meganoton analis sumatranus''
Clark, 1924 (Borneo, Sumatra)
References
Meganoton
Moths described in 1874
Moths of Japan
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