Marumba cristata

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).

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

Description

The wingspan is 100–124 mm.

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  Male M. c. cristata
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  Male M. c. cristata, underside
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  Female Marumba cristata cristata
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  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)

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  Male M. c. titan
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  Male M. c. titan, underside
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  Female M. c. titan
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  Female M. c. titan, underside
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  M. c.bukaian

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.