Proposed as a subspecies of Meganoton rufescens [sic]. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 16. Reinstated as a subspecies of Meganoton rufescens by Inoue, 1996, Bull Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. A 22: 85. Synonymized with Meganoton rubescens as a subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 58.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
