Meganoton nyctiphanes
| Meganoton nyctiphanes | |
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| Meganoton nyctiphanes, female. Borneo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Meganoton |
| Species: | M. nyctiphanes |
| Binomial name | |
| Meganoton nyctiphanes (Walker, 1856)[1] | |
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Meganoton nyctiphanes is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, the Andaman Islands, south-eastern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra) and the Philippines (Palawan).[2]
The wingspan is 120–140 mm. It is variable in size and forewing upperside ground colour (when paler the lines appear more prominent). There is a pale band on the hindwing upperside which is slightly variable in position.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Symphorema involucratum in Thailand.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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