''Marumba cristata'', the common striped hawkmoth, is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

. It is found from the

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, through

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and north-east

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, southern and central

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to western

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(

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Description

The

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is 100–124 mm. Marumba cristata cristata MHNT CUT 2010 0 123 Himachal Pradesh male dorsal.jpg, Male ''M. c. cristata'' Marumba cristata cristata MHNT CUT 2010 0 123 Himachal Pradesh male ventral.jpg, Male ''M. c. cristata'', underside Marumba cristata cristata MHNT CUT 2010 0 490 Himachal Pradesh female dorsal.jpg, Female ''Marumba cristata cristata'' Marumba cristata cristata MHNT CUT 2010 0 490 Himachal Pradesh female ventral.jpg, Female''Marumba cristata cristata''underside

Biology

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

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) 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

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) *''Marumba cristata titan'' Rothschild, 1920 (Malaysia) Marumba cristata titan MHNT CUT 2010 0 5 Malaysia male dorsal.jpg, Male ''M. c. titan'' Marumba cristata titan MHNT CUT 2010 0 5 Malaysia male ventral.jpg, Male ''M. c. titan'', underside Marumba cristata titan MHNT CUT 2010 0 5 Malaysia female dorsal.jpg, Female ''M. c. titan'' Marumba cristata titan MHNT CUT 2010 0 5 Malaysia female ventral.jpg, Female ''M. c. titan'', underside Marumba cristata bukaiana.jpg, ''M. c.bukaian''

References

External links

* * Marumba Moths described in 1875 Moths of Malaysia Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Smerinthini-stub