Marumba cristata

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Marumba cristata
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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 cristataButler, 1875 [2]
  • Marumba cristata jodeidesd'Abrera, 1987
  • Marumba cristata ochreaMell, 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).

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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

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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. Retrieved 2011-11-01.