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Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Sphinginae > Sphingini > Sphingina > Meganoton

Meganoton nyctiphanes (Walker, 1856) – Dull Double-bristled Hawkmoth

Meganoton nyctiphanes – Dull Double-bristled Hawkmoth

Meganoton nyctiphanes
Meganoton nyctiphanes
Meganoton nyctiphanes
Meganoton nyctiphanes
Indian and global distribution:
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Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
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References:
  1. OD: Macrosila nyctiphanes Walker, 1856, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 209. Type locality: [Bangladesh,] Silhet [Sylhet].
  2. http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1900.  [accessed 06 July 2019]
  3. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_nyt.htm [accessed 06 July 2019]

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Anonymous. 2022. Meganoton nyctiphanes (Walker, 1856) – Dull Double-bristled Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356773/Meganoton-nyctiphanes
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