''Marumba timora'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) 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, ...

. It is known from

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. It is similar to ''

Marumba dyras ''Marumba dyras'', the dull swirled hawkmoth, is a species of hawk moth described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in South-east and South Asia. Description The wingspan is 90–125 mm. The body is pale brown. There is a dark line ...

'' and ''

Marumba sperchius ''Marumba sperchius'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857. Distribution It is found from north-western and north-eastern India, south-western, central and eastern China to the southern ...

'', 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

Marumba Moths described in 1903 {{Smerinthini-stub