Meganoton rubescens

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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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Subspecies

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  • 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)


References

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  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Cerberonoton rubescens". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ^ 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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