Marumba cristata

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.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 100–124 mm.

Naming

*"Marumba cristata cristata" across Nepal and northeastern India to southern, central and northern China, northern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam)
⤷ "Marumba cristata bukaiana" Clark, 1937
⤷ "Marumba cristata titan" Rothschild, 1920

Behavior

Adults are on wing in June and July in China. Larvae have been recorded on "Litsea elongata", "Machilus ichangensis" and "Phoebe" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySphingidae
GenusMarumba
SpeciesM. cristata
Photographed in
Malaysia