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Meganoton analis, the grey double-bristled hawkmoth, 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.

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)[1]
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

Description

The wingspan is 87–150 mm.

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  Male
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  Male underside
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  Female
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  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)[2]
• Meganoton analis gressitti Clark, 1937 (Taiwan)[3]
• Meganoton analis scribae (Austaut, 1911) (southern Russian Far East (Kuril Islands), eastern China, South Korea and Japan)[4]
• Meganoton analis sugii Cadiou & Holloway, 1989 (Sulawesi)
• Meganoton analis sumatranus Clark, 1924 (Borneo, Sumatra)[5]

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  Female M. a. scribae , dorsal view
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  Female M. a. scribae , ventral view
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  Male M. a. scribae , dorsal view
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  Male M. a. scribae , ventral view

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  Female M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
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  Female M. a. sumatranus, ventral view
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  Male M. a. sumatranus, dorsal view
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  Male M. a. sumatranus, ventral view

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