MEGANOTON ANALIS GRESSITTI Clark, 1937

Female Meganoton analis gressitti. Photo: © BMNH Male Meganoton analis gressitti. Photo: © BMNH

TAXONOMY

Meganoton analis gressitti Clark, 1937, Proc. New Engl. zool. Club 16: 27. Type locality: Formosa [Taiwan, Nantou Hsien], Hori [Puli].


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION

Adult Meganoton analis gressitti, Taiwan. Photo: © Felix Lin.

ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME

Taiwan: iv (Nantou Hsien); iv-v (Kaohsiung Hsien).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:

PUPA:

Larval hostplants.


PARASITOIDS


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

Taiwan: Hualien Hsien (Taroko National Park); Nantou Hsien (Puli; Jenai); Kaohsiung Hsien (nr. Tuona, 12km SE of Shanping, 750m; Shanping, 640m); Taipei Hsien (Fushan).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Endemic to Taiwan.


Global distribution of Meganoton analis gressitti. Map: © BMNH.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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