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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 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).
The wingspan is 100-124 mm. 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
- ^ Butler (1875) Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875: 253 non vidi. Described as Triptogon cristata.
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Marumba/cristata.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
External links
- Marumba cristata cristata at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palearctic
- Marumba cristata bukaiana at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palearctic
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