Marumba cristata

Marumba cristata
Scientific classification
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.

Male M. c. cristata
Male M. c. cristata, underside
Female Marumba cristata cristata
FemaleMarumba cristata cristataunderside

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
M. c.bukaian

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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[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.