Meganoton rubescens is a moth

Moth

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 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

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 family. It is known from north-eastern India

India

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, central and northern Thailand

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, southern China

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, northern Vietnam

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, Malaysia, Indonesia

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, the Philippines

Philippines

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, Papua New Guinea

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, northern Australia

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 and the Solomon Islands

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.

The wingspan

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 is about 130 mm. Adults have a light and dark fawn pattern on their wings, with a small white dot edged in black near the centre of each fore wing.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Annona

Annona

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, Melodorum

Melodorum

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(including Melodorum leichhardtii

Melodorum leichhardtii

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), Kigelia

Kigelia

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(including Kigelia pinnata) and Spathodea

Spathodea

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(including Spathodea campanulata) species. They are green with a yellow patch on the thorax, and white diagonal stripes on each segment.

Subspecies

• Meganoton rubescens rubescens (north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China and northern Vietnam)
• 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)