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.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Meganoton |
Species: | M. rubescens
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Binomial name | |
Meganoton rubescens | |
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Subspecies
edit- Meganoton rubescens rubescens (north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China and northern Vietnam)[2]
- 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)
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Meganoton rubescens severina♀
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Meganoton rubescens severina♀ △
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Meganoton rubescens thielei ♂
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Meganoton rubescens thielei ♂ △
References
edit- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Cerberonoton rubescens". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-01.