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Marumba cristata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Marumba cristata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Marumba

Rank
  
Subspecies

Marumba cristata

Similar
  
Marumba spectabilis, Marumba, Marumba sperchius, Marumba dyras, Marumba juvencus

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).

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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 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

    Marumba cristata Wikipedia
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