Subspecies Megacorma obliqua obliqua (Walker, 1856)
- Macrosila obliqua Walker, F. 1856. Sphingidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 8: 1-271 [208].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Ceylon [Sri Lanka]. - Sphinx nestor Boisduval, J.-A. 1875. [1874] Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. In, Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopedique de Roret Vol. 1 568 pp. [dated 1874 but not published until 1875] [113].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, l'Himalaya [Himalayan Mountains]. - Megacorma iorioi Eitschberger, U. 2003. Eine weitere neue art der gattung Megacorma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 von Ceram (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 54: 113-135 [114].
Type data:
Holotype ♂ (in EMEM 7.XII.1998 (Entomologisches Museum Eitschberger, Marktleuthen); via S. Steinke), Indonesia, Ceram.
Generic Combinations
- Meganoton nestor (Boisduval, 1875). —
Kirby, W.F. 1892. A Synonymic Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (moths). Sphinges and Bombyces. London : Gurney & Jackson Vol. 1 xii 951 pp. [682] - Megacorma obliqua obliqua (Walker, 1856). —
Jordan, K. 1924. Two new subspecies of Sphingidae. Novitates Zoologicae 31: 298 [298] (implied in describing M. obliqua remota) - Meganoton obliqua (Walker, 1856). —
Kirby, W.F. 1892. A Synonymic Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (moths). Sphinges and Bombyces. London : Gurney & Jackson Vol. 1 xii 951 pp. [682] - Diludia obliqua (Walker, 1856). —
Butler, A.G. 1876. Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 9(3): 511-644, pls 90-94 [614] - Megacorma obliqua (Walker, 1856). —
Rothschild, L.W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae. Novitates Zoologicae Supplement 9: i-cxxxv, 1-972, pls 1-67 [15-16]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Dauan Island, Torres Strait, QLD; India, Philippines, New Guinea
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphinginae | 19-Sep-2020 | ADDED |