Marumba cristata
Marumba cristata, the common striped hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from the Himalaya, through Nepal and north-east India, southern and central China to western Malaysia (Sundaland).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Marumba |
| Species: | M. cristata |
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Biology
Adults are on wing in June and July in China. Larvae have been recorded on Litsea elongata, Machilus ichangensis and Phoebe (Lauraceae) species.
Subspecies
- Marumba cristata cristata (from Himachal Pradesh (India) across Nepal and northeastern India to southern, central and northern China, northern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam)
- Marumba cristata bukaiana Clark, 1937 (endemic to Taiwan)
- Marumba cristata titan Rothschild, 1920 (Malaysia)
Male M. c. titan
Male M. c. titan, underside
Female M. c. titan
Female M. c. titan, underside
References
- Butler (1875) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 253 non vidi. Described as Triptogon cristata.
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba cristata cristata (Butler, 1875) -- Common striped hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba cristata bukaiana Clark, 1937 -- Common striped hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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