Marumba spectabilis

Marumba spectabilis
From Borneo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Marumba
Species:
M. spectabilis
Binomial name
Marumba spectabilis
(Butler, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Triptogon spectabilis Butler, 1875
  • Marumba spectabilis chinensis Mell, 1922
  • Marumba spectabilis tonkini Clark, 1933

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

It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi).[2]

Description

The wingspan is 94–118 mm. It is more rufous brown than other Marumba species.

  • Male dorsal
    Male dorsal
  • Male ventral
    Male ventral

Biology

There are three generations per year in northern Guangdong.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Meliosma rigida.[3]

Subspecies

  • Marumba spectabilis spectabilis
  • Marumba spectabilis malayana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Sundaland)
  • Male M. s. malayana, dorsal view
    Male M. s. malayana, dorsal view
  • Male M. s. malayana, ventral view
    Male M. s. malayana, ventral view

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Marumba spectabilis spectabilis (Butler, 1875) -- Rosey swirled hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Marumba spectabilis Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 16, 2018.


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