Marumba spectabilis
Appearance
| Marumba spectabilis | |
|---|---|
| From Borneo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Marumba |
| Species: | M. spectabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Marumba spectabilis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Marumba spectabilis, the rosey swirled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Distribution
[edit]It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi).[2]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 94–118 mm. It is more rufous brown than other Marumba species.
- Male dorsal
- Male ventral
Biology
[edit]There are three generations per year in northern Guangdong.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Meliosma rigida.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Marumba spectabilis spectabilis
- Marumba spectabilis malayana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Sundaland)
- Male M. s. malayana, dorsal view
- Male M. s. malayana, ventral view
References
[edit]- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba spectabilis spectabilis (Butler, 1875) -- Rosey swirled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Marumba spectabilis Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 16, 2018.