Meganoton analis

Meganoton analis
Meganoton analis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Subfamily:	Sphinginae
Tribe:	Sphingini
Genus:	Meganoton
Species:	M. analis
Binomial name
Meganoton analis (R. Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
Sphinx analis R. Felder, 1874 Diludia grandis Butler, 1875 Diludia tranquillaris Butler, 1876 Meganoton clossi Gehlen, 1924 Meganoton analis subalba Mell, 1922 Psilogramma analis scribae Austaut, 1911

Meganoton analis 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.

The wingspan is 87–150 mm. Adults of ssp.

♂ MHNT

♂ △ MHNT

♀ MHNT

♀ △ MHNT

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 ssp. scribae have been recorded feeding on Magnolia kobus in Japan.

Meganoton analis sumatranus dorsal female

Meganoton analis sumatranus ventral female

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