Marumba timora

Marumba timora
Marumba timora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Marumba
Species: M. timora
Binomial name
Marumba timora
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Marumba timora is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia.

It is similar to Marumba dyras and Marumba sperchius, but the body and wings are a deeper tint and there is no distinct medial line running over the length of the body. The lines on distal half of the forewing upperside are indistinct and the two spots near the tornus are minute. The hindwing upperside spots are also small.

Subspecies

  • Marumba timora timora (Timor)
  • Marumba timora laotensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Larat)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Marumba/timora.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
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