MEGANOTON ANALIS SCRIBAE (Austaut, 1911)

TAXONOMY

Psilogramma scribae Austaut, 1911, Ent. Z., Frankf. a.M. 44: 242. Type locality: Japan.

ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION

Wingspan: 87--110mm.

ADULT BIOLOGY

FLIGHT-TIME

South Korea: vi-viii ([many localities]). Japan: 9.vi-27.vii (Honshu); 12.vii-6.viii (Hokkaido); viii-ix (Honshu). Russia: 25-28.vii (Kurile Islands).

Park et al. (1999) give early June until early August as the flight period in Korea.

EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:

PUPA:

Larval hostplants. Recorded in Japan from Magnolia kobus (Nozakai & Miyata, 1989).

PARASITOIDS

LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Guangdong (Nan Ling).

South Korea: Seoul; Kyonggi Prov. (Suwon; Gwangleung; Yongmum-san; Cheongpyong; Baekun-san; Myungji-san); Kangwon Prov. (Gwangduk-san; Daeryong-san; Seolak-san; Jeombong-san; Odae-san; Sogumgang; Nochu-san; Chiak-san; Baeduk-san; Taebek-san; Donghae; Cheolwon; Chuncheon; Bongmyung-ri; Hongcheon); North Chungchong Prov. (Chupungryung; Wolak-san); South Chungchong Prov. (Chilgab-san); North Cholla Prov. (Mujugucheondong; Jiri-san; Namwon); South Cholla Prov. (Baekyang Temple; Mudeung-san; Gurye); North Kyongsang Prov. (Eorae-san; Sobaek-san; Gunwi; Seongju; Yongcheon; Cheongdo); South Kyongsang Prov. (Hamyang; Jinyang; Yeohang-san; Geoje-do; Baekun-san; Gibaek-san; Hwangsuk-san; Goseong; Namhae; Milyang; Sancheong; Ulsan; Hadong); Cheju Prov. (Cheju-do).

Japan: Hokkaido (Kushiro; Tokachi); Honshu (Sado Island; Gifu; Yokohama; Mt. Yats; Ohdaru Spa; Tokyo; Kumanotaira; Mikaboyama, 750m; Yunotaira Spa); Shikoku; Kyushu.

Russia: Kurile Islands (Kunashir Island).

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Southern Russian Far East (Kurile Islands), eastern China (rare), South Korea and Japan.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION