Marumba cristata
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| Marumba cristata bukaiana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Marumba |
| Species: | M. cristata |
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| Marumba cristata Butler, 1875[1] | |
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Marumba cristata is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from the Himalaya, through Nepal and north-east India, southern and central China to western Malaysia (Sundaland).
Description
The wingspan is 100–124 mm.
Marumba cristata titan ♂ MHNT
Marumba cristata titan ♂ △ MHNT
Marumba cristata titan ♀ MHNT
Marumba cristata titan ♀ △ MHNT
Biology
- Adults are on wing in June and July in China.
- Larvae have been recorded on Lisea 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)
References
- ↑ Butler (1875) Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875: 253 non vidi. Described as Triptogon cristata.
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- Marumba cristata cristata at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palearctic
- Marumba cristata bukaiana at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palearctic
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