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Marumba cristata

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Marumba cristata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Marumba
Species:
M. cristata
Binomial name
Marumba cristata
Butler, 1875[1]
Synonyms
  • Triptogon cristata Butler, 1875[2]
  • Marumba cristata jodeides d'Abrera, 1987
  • Marumba cristata ochrea Mell, 1922

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, Myanmar, southern and central China to western Malaysia (Sundaland).

Description

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The wingspan is 100–124 mm.

Biology

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Adults are on wing in June and July in China. Larvae have been recorded on Litsea elongata, Machilus ichangensis and Phoebe (Lauraceae) species.

Subspecies

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Butler (1875) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 253 non vidi. Described as Triptogon cristata.
  2. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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