Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856

Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856

Meganoton nyctiphanes is a moth with a 120–140 mm wingspan found across a range of South and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Meganoton
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856

This species, Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856, has a wingspan ranging from 120 to 140 mm. It is distributed across Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, the Andaman Islands, south-eastern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Sumatra, Indonesia, and Palawan (Philippines).

Photo: (c) Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul, all rights reserved, uploaded by Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Meganoton

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