Biology:Marumba cristata

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Short description: Species of moth

Marumba cristata
Marumba cristata titan Rothschild, 1920 (Sphingidae).jpg
Scientific classification edit
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 , southern and central China to western Malaysia (Sundaland).

Description

The wingspan is 100–124 mm.

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)

References

  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. https://archive.today/20121220144344/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Marumba/cristata.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2347260 entry